Reports and Research
Policy ecosystem
The Balit Durn Durn Centre builds upon the wisdom, experience and expertise of Victoria’s Aboriginal communities that support Aboriginal SEWB and the key policies and strategies that aim to advance the self-determination of Aboriginal people and their communities:
On Solid Ground Strategic Plan 2021-2026 (VACCHO) empowers connection and leadership with Aboriginal culture to have strong roots and invest in Aboriginal knowledge and innovation.
Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018-2023 is an overarching strategic framework that recognises self-determination must be enabled through systemic and structural transformation.
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System Interim Report 2019 and Final Report 2021 details the Commission aspiration for self-determination of Aboriginal people and their Communities in the design and delivery of mental health treatment, care and support that is safe, inclusive, respectful and responsive.
Balit Murrup Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework 2017-2027 determines a vision for Victorian Aboriginal people, families and communities to achieve and sustain the highest accountable standards of social and emotional wellbeing and mental health.
National Agreement on Closing the Gap enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and governments to work together to overcome the inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and achieve life outcomes equal to all Australians.
Balit Durn Durn 2020 (VACCHO) offers innovative Aboriginal-led solutions and transformative outcomes for Aboriginal Communities to have culturally safe experiences in the mental health system.
The Victorian Government Self Determination Reform Framework 2019 guides public service action to enable self-determination inline with government commitments in the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018-2023.
Korin Korin Balit- Djak 2017-2027 is the Victorian government’s framework for action to advance Aboriginal self-determination and improve health, wellbeing and safety of Aboriginal people in Victoria over 10 years.
Aboriginal workforce strategy 2021-2026 by the Victorian Government Department of Health and Department of Families Fairness and Housing embeds principles of true self-determination and cultural safety into Aboriginal employee experience.
The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) 2017-2023 provides a framework for action on Aboriginal SEWB and contributes to the Australian Government’s Closing the Gap target on life expectancy.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 2007 establishes a universal framework grounded in self-determination for minimum standards for the survival, dignity and wellbeing of indigenous peoples.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy has a holistic and early intervention focus that works to build strong communities through more community-focused and integrated approaches to suicide prevention and commits the Government to genuinely engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to develop local, culturally appropriate strategies to identify and respond to those most at risk within our communities.
Make Healing Happen launched by The Healing Foundation tells policy makers how to restore dignity for those from the Stolen Generation who have suffered and recognises the centrality of self-determination and the strengths of First Nations cultures in healing historical trauma and driving and intergenerational healing movement.