AERISE (Adolescent Experience of Racism In Health Services and Education) is a research project that listens to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. It looks at how racism in schools and health services affects their mental health and wellbeing.

This project is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council through the Medical Research Future Fund. It is led by Dr Bep Uink, Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet at Edith Cowan University.

AERISE is an Aboriginal-led team. The team includes researchers, community members, and young people working together to make sure the project is done in a respectful and culturally safe way.

We work together with young people, families, and communities. This is called co-design. It means we do the research with community, not just about community.

The goal of AERISE is to better understand what young people are going through. We want to find ways to make schools and health services safer, more respectful, and more supportive.

The project will help build strong evidence. This evidence can be used to improve services and create real change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people across Australia.