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Vanessa Browne
Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program
Central Adalaide Local Health Network, SA Health
My name is Vanessa Browne and I am a proud Larrakia and Wulna woman (Darwin NT), born, living and working on Kaurna land as a Nurse Practitioner with a scope of Mental Health- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. I have been a registered nurse and mental health graduate for the past 26 years. I have had the privilege to work with an amazing team as the Project Officer for Clinical Pathways and assessment for the new Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre to improve mental health outcomes for First Nations South Australians with a social emotional wellbeing framework.
Sessions
Day 1
2.40
Yarning Circles
A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.
Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha
B: Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.
C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.
Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate
D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people.
Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network
E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.
Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert
Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement
Day 2
11.10
Aboriginal Social Emotional Wellbeing Centre
Providing a culturally informed mental health and social emotional wellbeing service
Robert Leidig, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, National Indigenous Network Initiative (NINI)
Ian James, Principal Aboriginal Mental Health Advisor, Mental Health Strategy and Planning Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, SA Health
Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network, SA Health
Day 2
1:50
Yarning Circles
A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.
Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha
B: Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.
C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.
Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate
D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people
Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network
E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.
Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert
Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement