From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing

Aboriginal Australians have a fundamental human right to opportunities that lead to healthy and flourishing lives. While the impact of trauma on Aboriginal Australians is well-documented, a pervasive deficit narrative that focuses on problems and pathology persists in research and policy discourse.

Citation:
Bullen J, Hill-Wall T, Anderson K, Brown A, Bracknell C, …… et al. From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(7)

Keywords:
Aboriginal; First Nations; complex systems; flourishing; positive psychology; salutogenesis; wellbeing

Abstract:
Aboriginal Australians have a fundamental human right to opportunities that lead to healthy and flourishing lives. While the impact of trauma on Aboriginal Australians is well-documented, a pervasive deficit narrative that focuses on problems and pathology persists in research and policy discourse.