The Wire

This week is national Mental Health Week in Australia and Aboriginal health leaders call for open and honest discussion about Indigenous mental health issues. With the Indigenous suicide rate 70% higher than non-indigenous Australians, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation want to focus attention on how to reduce suicide mortality in Indigenous communities across Australia. I spoke earlier to Justin Mohamed, chair of NACCHO, about what strategies need to be put into place to address the issue of Indigenous mental health.