Alcohol addiction.
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.
- Describe ways the legal aid system in Australia might impact on an individual like Tommy.
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- What factors associated with social, cultural and economic background are likely to have an impact in Tommy’s community?
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- 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?