NPYWC Domestic and Family Violence Service marks 20 years

2014 marks the 20^th year of NPY Women’s Council’s Domestic and Family Violence Service, a significant milestone in our history. On Tuesday, 25 November 2014, also international White Ribbon day, we formally recognised the achievements of the Domestic and Family Violence Service with events in Alice Springs, Amata, Blackstone and Warakurna screening the short film ‘Minyma Rapa’ documenting the history and importance of the service in the NPY region.

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The Northern Territory Chronic Diseases Network Recognition Awards 2014 were announced on Wednesday 3^rd September 2014. Alice Springs Mayor, Damien Ryan, presented NPY Women’s Council with the award for ‘Conference Theme Category’. This year’s conference theme was ‘Equity at the centre: Action on social determinations of health’. NPY Women’s Council won this award for the achievements of a mental health literacy project: the Uti Kulintjaku project.

‘Uti Kulintjaku’ means ‘to think and understand clearly’ in Pitjantjatjara. The Uti Kulintjaku team includes Senior Anangu Consultants and Mental Health professionals who are participating in a series of workshops around mental health. By participating in these workshops together, Anangu and health professionals are coming to a shared understanding about the words to use when talking about mental health. For more information about this project email ukinfo@npywc.org.au.

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Uti Kulintjaku Project Wins 2015 NT Administrator’s Medal For Excellence in Primary Health Care

For the past two years a team of Indigenous women and mental health professionals have been coming together to uncover words for talking about mental health in Pitjantjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra and Yankunytjatjara. The group believe that creating a shared understanding of the language used to talk about feelings will improve mental health and emotional literacy, which will lead to increased help-seeking and better communication between Indigenous people and health workers.