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My Value is respect, In Aboriginal and Torres straight Islander cultures, respect is the key to trust and co-operation, therefore promotes dignity and recognition. Showing respect means that you acknowledges peoples right to their own values, norms and aspirations.

Aboriginal worldview of Youth suicide

Indigenous Australians worldview of health is more multidimensional then that of western views. Traditionally in western cultures, the main concepts of health focus on the individual and a biomedical model that treats signs and symptoms of particular diseases. In the past the government has made concerted efforts to reduce the growing rates of youth suicide through prevention programs and improving indigenous health series. Despite

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