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Siilbek E, Streimann K. Adaptation of the Communities That Care Youth Survey for Use in Estonia: A Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF PREVENTION (2022) 2024; 45:483-500. [PMID: 38568317 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-024-00777-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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The Communities That Care Youth Survey (CTCYS) assesses risk and protective factors, predicting a range of behavioural health problems, including substance use, violence, and delinquency. Although the survey has been adapted to other contexts and languages, further studies on cross-cultural adaptations, particularly in non-English speaking countries, are needed. In 2022, CTCYS was adapted for Estonia, incorporating 38 risk and protective factors, along with measures of substance use, antisocial behaviour, mental health problems, and self-harm. This study investigated the psychometric properties and applicability of the CTCYS in Estonia. The adaptation process involved translating and refining the US CTCYS, followed by focus group discussions with students and specialists and a pilot study in two municipalities, with data obtained from 265 students. A focus group with municipality members explored the measure's feasibility. Results indicate that the original CTC framework largely captures key issues within the Estonian context. Overall, the survey showed good validity, as evidenced by its ability to predict problem outcomes through both risk and protective factors. Regarding reliability, with the removal of one item, internal consistency reached acceptable levels for all but eight risk and protective factor subscales. The most problematic scales in the Estonian context were Prosocial Involvement, Social Skills, and Belief in the Moral Order. Municipality members perceived the measure as useful but highlighted some challenges regarding its practicality and comprehensibility. It became clear that other elements are needed to effectively support communities in using the CTCYS results for preventive efforts.
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- Eike Siilbek
- National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia.
- University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
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Dawson AP, Warrior E, Pearson O, Boyd MA, Dwyer J, Morey K, Brodie T, Towers K, Waters S, Avila C, Hammond C, Lake KJ, Lampard ‘UF, Wanganeen ‘UF, Bennell O, Bromley D, Shearing T, Rigney N, Czygan S, Clinch N, Pitson A, Brown A, Howard NJ. Exploring self-determined solutions to service and system challenges to promote social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a qualitative study. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1206371. [PMID: 37809004 PMCID: PMC10556859 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1206371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Kaurna Country in northern Adelaide experience adverse health and social circumstances. The Taingiwilta Pirku Kawantila study sought to understand challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and identify solutions for the health and social service system to promote social and emotional wellbeing. Methods This qualitative study applied Indigenous methodologies undertaken with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance and leadership. A respected local Aboriginal person engaged with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members and service providers through semi-structured interviews and yarning circles that explored community needs and challenges, service gaps, access barriers, success stories, proposed strategies to address service and system challenges, and principles and values for service design. A content analysis identified the breadth of challenges in addition to describing key targets to empower and connect communities and optimize health and social services to strengthen individual and collective social and emotional wellbeing. Results Eighty-three participants contributed to interviews and yarning circles including 17 Aboriginal community members, 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service providers, and 28 non-Indigenous service providers. They expressed the need for codesigned, strengths-based, accessible and flexible services delivered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers with lived experience employed in organisations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and governance. Community hubs and cultural events in addition to one-stop-shop service centres and pre-crisis mental health, drug and alcohol and homelessness services were among many strategies identified. Conclusion Holistic approaches to the promotion of social and emotional wellbeing are critical. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are calling for places in the community to connect and practice culture. They seek culturally safe systems that enable equitable access to and navigation of health and social services. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce leading engagement with clients is seen to safeguard against judgement and discrimination, rebuild community trust in the service system and promote streamlined access to crucial services.
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- Anna P. Dawson
- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Division of Medicine, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Aboriginal Services, AnglicareSA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Indigenous Health Equity, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Executive Office, Kaurna Elder and Aboriginal Community Representative, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Executive Office, Kaurna Elder and Aboriginal Community Representative, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Executive Office, Nunga Mi:Minars Inc., Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Aboriginal Health Promotion, Wellbeing SA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Statewide Operations, South Australian Department for Corrections, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Aboriginal Education Directorate, South Australian Department for Education, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Indigenous Genomics, Telethon Kids Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mavragani A, Shane AL, Guinn TR, Apok CR, Collier AF, Avey JP, Donovan DM. The Cultural Adaption of a Sobriety Support App for Alaska Native and American Indian People: Qualitative Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e38894. [PMID: 36473107 PMCID: PMC9944154 DOI: 10.2196/38894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite high rates of alcohol abstinence, Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people experience a disproportionate burden of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. Multiple barriers to treatment exist for this population, including a lack of culturally relevant resources; limited access to or delays in receiving treatment; and privacy concerns. Many ANAI people in the state of Alaska, United States, live in sparsely populated rural areas, where treatment access and privacy concerns regarding peer-support programs may be particularly challenging. In addition, prior research demonstrates that many ANAI people prefer a self-management approach to sobriety, rather than formal treatment. Taken together, these factors suggest a potential role for a culturally adapted smartphone app to support ANAI people interested in changing their behavior regarding alcohol use. OBJECTIVE This study was the first phase of a feasibility and acceptability study of a culturally tailored version of an off-the-shelf smartphone app to aid ANAI people in managing or reducing their use of alcohol. The aim of this qualitative needs assessment was to gather insights and preferences from ANAI people and health care providers serving ANAI people to guide feature development, content selection, and cultural adaptation before a pilot test of the smartphone app with ANAI people. METHODS From October 2018 to September 2019, we conducted semistructured interviews with 24 ANAI patients aged ≥21 years and 8 providers in a tribal health care organization in south-central Alaska. RESULTS Participants generally endorsed the usefulness of a smartphone app for alcohol self-management. They cited anonymity, 24/7 access, peer support, and patient choice as key attributes of an app. The desired cultural adaptations included ANAI- and land-themed design elements, cultural content (eg, stories from elders), and spiritual resources. Participants considered an app especially useful for rural-dwelling ANAI people, as well as those who lack timely access to treatment services or prefer to work toward managing their alcohol use outside the clinical setting. CONCLUSIONS This needs assessment identified key features, content, and cultural adaptations that are being implemented in the next phase of the study. In future work, we will determine the extent to which these changes can be accommodated in a commercially available app, the feasibility of implementation, and the acceptability of the culturally adapted version of the app among ANAI users.
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- Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK, United States
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- Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK, United States
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- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Gendera S, Treloar C, Reilly R, Conigrave KM, Butt J, Roe Y, Ward J. 'Even though you hate everything that's going on, you know they are safer at home': The role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in methamphetamine use harm reduction and their own support needs. Drug Alcohol Rev 2022; 41:1428-1439. [PMID: 35639622 PMCID: PMC9546040 DOI: 10.1111/dar.13481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Introduction First Nations people who use methamphetamine are overrepresented in regional and remote Australia and more likely to turn to family for support. This can place strain on families. The support needs of family members of individuals using methamphetamine are poorly understood. Methods We conducted 19 focus groups and seven interviews with mostly First Nations community, family members and service providers. In total, 147 participants across six sites participated as part of a larger study investigating First Nations perspectives of how to address methamphetamine use and associated harms. We applied a social and emotional wellbeing framework to examine support needs and role of family in mitigating methamphetamine harms. Results Findings highlighted the importance of families in providing support to people using methamphetamine and in reducing associated harms, often without external support. The support provided encompassed practical, social, emotional, financial, access to services and maintaining cultural connection. Providing support took a toll on family and negatively impacted their own social and emotional wellbeing. Discussion and Conclusions First Nations families play an important and under‐recognised role in reducing methamphetamine‐related harms and greater efforts are required to support them. Professional resources are needed to deal with impacts of methamphetamine on families; these should be pragmatic, accessible, targeted and culturally appropriate. Support for families and communities should be developed using the social and emotional wellbeing framework that recognises wellbeing and healing as intrinsically connected to holistic health, kinship, community, culture and ancestry, and socioeconomic and historical influences on peoples' lives.
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- Sandra Gendera
- Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Aboriginal Health Equity Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.,Psychology and Criminology, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
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- College of Nursing & Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Bíró-Nagy A, Szászi ÁJ. The roots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: evidence from Hungary. J Behav Med 2022; 46:185-200. [PMID: 35567729 PMCID: PMC9106981 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-022-00314-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This research explores the determinants of vaccine hesitancy during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. This article utilizes data from in-person public opinion research conducted in Hungary (March 2021, N = 1000). Government supporters, older people (60 +) and COVID-19 survivors were more likely to accept vaccination, but these variables lose significance, once controlling for personal fears and pandemic-related attitudes. COVID-19 related fears and precautious behavior reduce, while general level of fears increase the probability of vaccine hesitancy. Fear from partner’s aggression and higher levels of financial security negatively correlate with vaccine hesitancy. Our study separately analyzes the effect of various pandemic-related conspiratorial beliefs on vaccine hesitancy. All analyzed false beliefs have a significant positive effect on vaccine hesitancy, but the strongest predictors are vaccine-related conspiracy theories (“microchip” and “population control” theories) and virus denial.
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- András Bíró-Nagy
- Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary
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- Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary
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Conigrave JH, Wilson S, Conigrave KM, Chikritzhs T, Hayman N, Dawson A, Ali R, Perry J, Fitts MS, Degenhardt L, Doyle M, Egert S, Slade T, Ezard N, Dzidowska M, Lee KSK. 'The Drug Survey App': a protocol for developing and validating an interactive population survey tool for drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Addict Sci Clin Pract 2022; 17:17. [PMID: 35287718 PMCID: PMC8919148 DOI: 10.1186/s13722-022-00298-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disadvantage and transgenerational trauma contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians being more likely to experience adverse health consequences from alcohol and other drug use than non-Indigenous peoples. Addressing these health inequities requires local monitoring of alcohol and other drug use. While culturally appropriate methods for measuring drinking patterns among Indigenous Australians have been established, no similar methods are available for measuring other drug use patterns (amount and frequency of consumption). This paper describes a protocol for creating and validating a tablet-based survey for alcohol and other drugs ("The Drug Survey App"). METHODS The Drug Survey App will be co-designed with stakeholders including Indigenous Australian health professionals, addiction specialists, community leaders, and researchers. The App will allow participants to describe their drug use flexibly with an interactive, visual interface. The validity of estimated consumption patterns, and risk assessments will be tested against those made in clinical interviews conducted by Indigenous Australian health professionals. We will then trial the App as a population survey tool by using the App to determine the prevalence of substance use in two Indigenous communities. DISCUSSION The App could empower Indigenous Australian communities to conduct independent research that informs local prevention and treatment efforts.
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- James H Conigrave
- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Camperdown, Australia.
- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia.
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- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia
- Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (South Australia) Aboriginal Corporation, Underdale, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Camperdown, Australia
- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Drug Health Services, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander Primary Health Care, Inala, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (South Australia) Aboriginal Corporation, Underdale, Australia
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- Charles Darwin University, Menzies School of Health Research, Alice Springs, Australia
- Western Sydney University, Institute for Culture and Society, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Kensington, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Camperdown, Australia
- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia
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- Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander Primary Health Care, Inala, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Camperdown, Australia
- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Camperdown, Australia
- The Edith Collins Centre (Translational Research in Alcohol Drugs and Toxicology), Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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