Abstract
On Oct 13, 2022, Cassius Turvey, a young Aboriginal teenager, was brutally attacked in Perth, Western Australia, and died 10 days later, amidst concerns that more could have been done to save him. 1 His death spread waves of shock and condemnation globally, with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, calling it “racially motivated”. 2 The teenager's death adds to innumerable instances of racial brutality against Indigenous peoples and Black people across the world, generating Black Lives Matter marches and calls for global justice. Alongside this racial litany are sobering reports of health, educational, and economic inequities experienced by Indigenous peoples globally. 3 At a recent Social and Emotional Wellbeing webinar in Sydney, 4 Indigenous experts spoke to the important need to address the devastating consequences of racism and discrimination, including unacceptably high rates of suicide, self-harm, and psychological distress experienced by Indigenous Australians.
