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In this episode, we're joined by Dr Tracy Westerman, a proud Nyamal woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia and an internationally recognised expert in Aboriginal mental health, cultural competence and suicide prevention. Dr Westerman is the founder of the Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health, which has a focus on improving access to clinically and culturally appropriate mental health services including intervention and suicide prevention programs for Indigenous young people. Dr Westerman discusses the need for these supports, and how the Westerman Jilya Institute is building them from the ground up.You'll also hear the song 'Koorndarm' by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse from their 2020 album Koorlangka. This episode follows on from themes explored in Surviving and Resisting Institutional Racism with Kerry Klimm and Associate Professor Chelsea Watego.