DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION

Tommy is a 17-year-old Aboriginal person living in a community in the Northern Territory where there is a high level of alcohol addiction. Tommy and his friends are unemployed and Tommy is depressed and at times suicidal. Tommy has recently been arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour.

1. Describe      ways the legal aid system in Australia might impact on an individual like      Tommy.

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1. What      factors associated with social, cultural and economic background are      likely to have an impact in Tommy’s community?

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1. What      social and cultural factors might impact on Tommy’s mental health; is it      possible that, for a young person like Tommy, this could lead to suicidal      ideation?