Notes
aCDEP or Community Development Employment Projects are the Commonwealth's largest Indigenous program. They began in 1977 at the request of several remote communities as an alternative to receiving unemployment benefits (‘the dole’). Participation in the CDEP scheme is voluntary. CDEP accounts for around one-quarter of Indigenous employment and has grown to encompass over 32 000 participants across Australia in urban, rural and remote areas. For more information, visit http://www.cdep.com.au/ and refer to chapter 3 of the Social Justice Report 2005, pp. 180–192.
bSRAs are a key element of the Australian Government's ‘new arrangements’ in Indigenous affairs which commenced in mid-2004. They are voluntary agreements between governments and Indigenous communities, designed to address specific community priorities. In return for discretionary benefits from government, communities make some specific commitments in order to achieve their identified goals. SRAs set out what families, communities, governments and other partners will contribute to address local priorities and the outcomes to be achieved. The Social Justice Commissioner is closely monitoring both the process of negotiating, and the outcomes achieved by SRAs to evaluate whether they are improving outcomes for Indigenous communities. For more information, refer to chapter 3 of the Social Justice Report 2005, pp. 137–165.
cThe manuals will be available for sale from Mental Health First Aid, ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia. For further information visit www.mhfa.com.au