Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being: a mix method protocol for evidence integration 'the Roadmap Project' .

Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (Ref: 04-21-956), the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (Ref: 1918/22), the Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (Ref: HREC1147), the Northern Territory Health and Menzies School of Health Research (Ref: 2022-4371), ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 2022.ETH.00133), the St. Vincent's Hospital, Victoria (Ref: HREC 129/22), University of Tasmania (Ref: 28020), Far North Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref: HREC/2023/QCH/89911) and Griffith University (Ref: 2023/135). Prospective adolescent participants will provide their own consent for the online survey (aged 13-24 years) and, interviews or focus group discussions (aged 15-24 years); with parental consent and adolescent assent required for younger adolescents (aged 10-14 years) participating in interviews.Study findings (priority needs and evidence-based responses) will be presented at a series of co-design workshops with adolescents and stakeholders from relevant sectors. We will also communicate findings through reports, multimedia clips and peer-reviewed publications as directed by the governance group.