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Indigenous Australians

Brain injury impacts many indigenous, rural, and remote communities across Australia.

To provide Indigenous and Aboriginal communities with relevant information about brain injury, Synapse has developed factsheets that speak to different situations in life can result in a brain injury and what supports are available. These factsheets are written in English online, but the print and digital versions are available in Kriol.

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Indigenous Australians

Physical Assault

A physical assault or fighting can happen for lots of reasons. But one of the main causes is people drinking grog. People can get seriously hurt and also cause serious injuries to someone else.

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Indigenous Australians

Mental Health & Suicide

Mental health describes the health of your emotions and how you cope. Unlike your physical health, your mind is more fragile and can start to change from things such as frightening experiences.

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Indigenous Australians

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Drinking a lot of grog all the time can cause lots of different health issues like diabetes and kidney failure. You can have these health issues for a short time, or they can be for life and turn into serious injuries.

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Indigenous Australians

Domestic and Family Violence

Domestic violence is when a person abuses and/or physically hurts their partner. Family violence is when a person abuses and/or physically hurts their family.

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