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Exploring the intersection between disability and trafficking: Cambodia Country Brief
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Principles for the evaluation of public/consumer involvement in health service design
No full textMany health services in Australia and internationally are required to incorporate public involvement in design and redesign; however, guidance on evaluating outcomes of public involvement is limited. Two interrelated and evidence-informed resources have been developed to better support health services in evaluating outcomes. The 5Ps principles infographic provides a starting point for planning evaluations of activities involving public involvement in the design or improvement of health services that embed best-practice principles. The accompanying document can be used alongside the infographic to provide additional detail and background for those who wish to explore the topic further.</p
Newly Postiive: Case studies
No full textThe Newly Positive study investigates the experiences of people recently diagnosed with HIV. The study explores people’s experiences of: HIV infection; diagnosis; treatment; care and support; sex and relationships; and living with HIV.This series of case studies provides insights into six ‘typical’ accounts of HIV acquisition and diagnosis based on the actual experiences of study participants.These case studies represent composite narratives; however, the quotes are from individual study participants.</p
Cooperation Mechanisms for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in Maritime Southeast Asia
No full textMaritime Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most disaster-prone regions, facing increasingly frequent and severe hazards driven by climate change, urbanisation and environmental degradation. Effective humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) therefore depends on cooperation across borders. This issue examines the relative effectiveness of ASEAN-led multilateral mechanisms and more flexible minilateral arrangements, assessing how each performs in major disaster responses. Drawing on past regional crises, it highlights the strengths and limitations of both approaches and considers how cooperation frameworks can be improved to better address transboundary disasters.</p
“I went from surviving to thriving”: An explanation of how creative arts therapy works!
No full textThis report summarises the history of Creative Arts Therapies in the geographic regions of Australia, Asia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It demonstrates that Creative Art Therapies have grown from “surviving to thriving” both in terms of the standards of the profession, the rigour of its evidence base and its capacity to ensure clients who use Creative Arts Therapy, can also move from surviving to thriving as a result of their work with a professional creative arts therapist. It explains the role of ANZACATA as the regulatory body and it uses academic references to demonstrate how Creative Arts Therapy helps with a range of issues and problems. It is free in our website shop.https://anzacata.org/Sys/Store/Products/390670 </p
Understanding the role of agency in the navigation of regional dementia care and support service pathways
No full textIntroduction: Reliable dementia care and support service pathways are essential for timely diagnoses and for reducing the delay in time from diagnosis to care and support. However, carers commonly experience difficulties in finding information about where to go and what to do before and following a dementia diagnosis. In rural and regional areas, accessing dementia care and support services can be especially challenging. This qualitative, narrative inquiry study explores the agency of carers, and people living with dementia, in their navigation of regional dementia care and support service pathways. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten carers of people living with dementia from a regional location in Victoria, Australia. Data analysis was guided by the tripartite framework of Giddens’ Theory of Structuration which considered the carers’ intentionality, capacity and power to act in the navigation of their dementia care and support service pathways. Findings: Carers had intentionality; however, they did not always have the capacity and power to act. Information played a critical role in facilitating agency. Health literacy was important - as knowledge about where to look for/find information, and knowledge gained through experience, education or learning from others. Where carers encountered barriers, they lacked capacity and power. This occurred where there was an absence of information or knowledge, incorrect information (e.g. misdiagnoses), and where government bodies impeded carers’ efforts. Conclusions: Information and knowledge are critical to the progression of dementia care and support service pathways. Health literacy is a significant resource, and carers would benefit from dementia education/training. The agency of carers in navigating their dementia care and support service pathways relies on carers themselves finding information and seeking out knowledge and education. However, GPs, local health providers, and dementia organisations have an important role to play in helping carers to find information towards accessing dementia care and support services.</p
Qualitative Evaluation of an Online Technology to Support Rural Caregivers of People with Dementia
No full textBackground/Objectives: In rural communities, caregivers of people living with dementia face limited access to support services. Digital interventions offer potential solutions for support. This paper reports on the evaluation of Verily Connect, a web-based multicomponent intervention developed to support caregivers. The aim of this qualitative study was to critically evaluate the implementation of Verily Connect to better understand its barriers and enablers. Methods: Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 24 health service professionals across 12 rural Australian communities. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation. Results: Key barriers included limited digital literacy, resistance to technology and privacy concerns, as well as competing organisational priorities, and inadequate technological infrastructure. Facilitators included organisational alignment and supportive management. Conclusions: The perceived relevance and usability of Verily Connect were enhanced by its co-design with caregivers and integration into health service models. Addressing digital literacy for caregivers, infrastructure limitations, and organisational readiness is essential for future technology-based health interventions in rural dementia care.</p
Maritime security and the blue economy in Southeast Asia: linkages, impacts and prospects
No full textThis paper explores the critical interplay between maritime security and the Blue Economy in Southeast Asia, emphasising that regional economic aspirations are intertwined with geopolitical realities. While ASEAN has made significant strides in articulating a collective vision for the Blue Economy—most notably through the 2021 Leaders’ Declaration and the 2023 ASEAN Blue Economy Framework—these initiatives largely sidestep the region’s complex security challenges. The authors argue that maritime disputes, criminal activities, and great power competition, particularly in the South China Sea, pose significant threats to Blue Economy outcomes. These tensions undermine regional cooperation, deter investment, and hinder sustainable Development. Conversely, the paper posits that advancing Blue Economy initiatives could foster improved maritime security, leveraging the symbiotic relation between development and stability.</p
Securing our data: subsea cables and maritime security in Southeast Asia
No full textEmploying ‘weaponised interdependence’ as an analytical framework, this paper posits that the SCS constitutes a paradigmatic site for examining the strategic deployment of network centrality as a mechanism of geopolitical leverage. This framework elucidates how asymmetries in the global network topology enable great powers to consolidate power by instrumentalising infrastructural chokepoints to coerce, surveil, and dictate outcomes in transnational governance. Against this backdrop, the paper maps the unfolding dynamics of great power competition over submarine cable networks in the SCS, where material infrastructure intersects with the imperatives of sovereignty and national security. The analysis foregrounds the politics of cable repair and maintenance regimes, particularly the regulation of licensing and permitting processes. These ostensibly technical practices, refracted through China’s expansive territorial claims, exemplify how regulatory mechanisms are deployed to reinforce asymmetrical authority and shape the region’s digital trajectory. The paper interrogates the cable protection regimes of all ASEAN SCS claimants and argues that ensuring subsea cable resiliency and unhampered digital connectivity requires the elimination of critical deficiencies in the existing cable protection frameworks of these actors. The study calls for stronger regional collaboration, public-private partnerships, and comprehensive policy frameworks to safeguard the region’s undersea cables.</p
Assessing Southeast Asia’s Maritime Governance Capacity
No full textGiven the importance of good order at sea in Southeast Asia to regional resilience and global trade, it is essentialto understand the maritime governance capacities of the regional states in terms far more nuanced than statistical ratios reveal. In fact, the ASEAN member states have certain, sometimes unique, maritime governance strengths. Unfortunately, there is no common reference for such information. Such a stocktaking is no simple task as each state faces different maritime challenges and organises its capabilities to meet those challenges via different models. One cannot measure maritime governance capacity by simply summing the ships, sailors, and shillings a state assigns to maritime governance since their functions, objectives, and geographies vary so widely. Furthermore, maritime governance cannot be created at sea, it must be backed with diplomatic actions and effective justice systems ashore.The papers in this series address the key maritime governance challenges and priorities for Southeast Asian states, their individual strengths and weaknesses, and what they view as critical areas of international cooperation and security frameworks.</p