Culturally safe resources to use for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Culturally safe resources to use for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
WellMob is a digital library of over 350 mental health and wellbeing resources developed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including websites, apps, videos, fact sheets, podcasts, pdfs, and social media.
Watch some short testimonials from five practitioners who use WellMob – suicide prevention worker, Aboriginal trainee obstetrician, Aboriginal health workers, psychologist and GP.
WellMob & Social and Emotional Wellbeing
WellMob takes a holistic strength-based approach around Indigenous wellbeing. The resources provide information, stories of lived experience, promote hope, and break down shame or stigma about mental health and wellbeing issues.
Navigating the WellMob website
WellMob is easy to navigate. The resources have been grouped under six broad topics: Mind, Body, Our Mob, Culture, Keeping Safe, and Healing. Each of these main topics link to several sub-topics. In three clicks it is possible to find culturally appropriate resources without having to search the web.
WellMob & professional development + self-care
There are over 80 Training Resources for health and wellbeing workers to strengthen cultural understanding and safety in practice. This may be especially useful for non-Indigenous staff.
These training resources have been organised under nine topic tiles for easier navigation.
Quick access to top digital resources
Our latest addition are the Resource Sheets for Workforce – short cuts to the best resources on WellMob on common wellbeing topics. These will be updated annually. Check out the new banner on the landing page. Click on it to take you directly to the resource sheets.
The WellMob website is continuously updated as new resources are identified.
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