Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report November 2022

This report outlines decisions and actions agreed on by First Nations delegates and non-Indigenous collaborators at the Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum held in September 2022.

Keywords: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, advocacy, ageing, agency, caregivers, carers, child protection, children, cultural determinants of health, culture, education, employment, families, financial literacy, funding, gender, gender equality, gender equity, government and policy, health equity, health services, homelessness, housing, human rights, law, legal rights, LGBTIQ+, medical care, mental health and wellbeing, metropolitan, national, older women, prevention, prevention of gender based violence, primary prevention, racism, regional, relationships, remote, rural, safety, social determinants of health, women in prison, women with disabilities, young women

Author(s): Australian Human Rights Commission
Organisation: Australian Human Rights Commission
Year Published: 2022
Language: English

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