A month after a coroner's findings into the deaths of 13 young Indigenous people, governments have been criticised for a lack of action.
A month after a coroner's findings into the deaths of 13 young Indigenous people, governments have been criticised for a"lack of action" by former sportsman turned mental health campaigner Joe Williams.Joe Williams is critical of the time taken for governments to respond to coronial findings on Indigenous youth suicideState and Federal Governments say they are preparing responses
Mr Williams made the comments while working with school children and youth workers in the east Kimberley town of Kununurra with his suicide prevention and wellbeing education organisation, The Enemy Within.from the region, finding 12 of the deaths were by suicide, and making an open finding on one case.
Ms Fogliani made 42 recommendations, saying services were inadequate and that the situation in the Kimberley was dire for children and young people.Mr Williams has questioned why, and made comparisons with the response to the"The campaign around a young non-Indigenous girl went viral all over the country and there was action," Mr Williams said."We are finding young people are dying here, yet there's no response.
"These are challenges that have confronted successive governments, and Aboriginal communities, for decades," Ms Farrer said. "We will be speaking with senior Kimberley Aboriginal people in coming days, weeks and months to talk through the findings and recommendations as we develop a considered response."
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