Providing leadership on a hidden issue: Where are the mental health nurses?

The general population is aware of the reduced life expectancy of Indigenous populations and the need for sustained programs to improve Indigenous health and wellbeing. For example, the Australian Government has agreed on targets to “close the gap” in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation (by 2031) (Council of Australian Governments 2008). However, the reduced life expectancy of another vulnerable...