Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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Safe and inclusive aged care for Forgotten Australians / Care Leavers
This report by Flinders University, Helping Hand and Alliance for Forgotten Australians, outlines evidence-based, trauma-informed recommendations to help aged care providers create respectful, safe and accessible aged care environments that recognise the unique needs and lived experiences of Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers as they age.
VET Workforce report - understanding, growing, retaining and developing the VET workforce for care and support sectors.
This report by HumanAbility provides a contemporary understanding of the current VET workforce roles across the care and support sectors. It contains specific data about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' in the care and support workforce or in education. It offers evidence on demographics, roles, and responsibilities of the care and support VET workforce, pathways into and out of the workforce, and challenges to recruitment, retention, and development.
What keeps you safe: approaches to promote the safety of older Aboriginal people
This report by SAHMRI aims to produce recommendations for a set of evidence-based resources to assist in promoting and safeguarding the rights and safety of older Aboriginal people.
Gari Yala (Speak the truth)
This UTS Gari Yala (Speak the Truth) report centres the lived work experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, revealing pervasive workplace racism, cultural exclusion and identity strain while offering evidence-based truths for organisations to build culturally safe and inclusive workplaces.
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector’s COVID-19 initiatives
The NACCHO-commissioned evaluation examines how the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector’s COVID-19 initiatives were implemented, their effectiveness and impacts, and what the sector’s pandemic response reveals for future community-led public health planning and policy.
Artificial intelligence for healthcare in Australian Indigenous communities
This CSIRO-led scoping report explores how artificial intelligence can be responsibly and meaningfully applied in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare, centring Indigenous voices, cultural safety, and data sovereignty to inform future policy and practice.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on what works in social and emotional wellbeing programs
This report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies summarises the evidence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of a range of diverse programs that address social and emotional wellbeing.
A path forward for First Nations people experiencing financial abuse
This report from Icanlearn details how to identify financial abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communties.
Consultation report - Supported decision-making to promote the human rights of people living with dementia
This report from OPAN aims to capture the views and experiences of people living with dementia, their supporters and professionals on supported decision-making in Australia.
Embedding human rights in aged care
This progress report from the Office of the Inspector General of Aged Care details its views on the implementation of the Aged Care Act related to Human Rights.