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Mental Health Australia commissioned research to investigate the mental health of three specific culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. These were the Italian, Turkish and Vietnamese communities.

We are delighted to present the Final Report detailing the research findings and recommendations. 

This research was conducted by Whereto, commissioned by Mental Health Australia and funded by the National Mental Health Commission.

Mental Health Australia commissioned research to investigate the mental health of three specific culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. These were the Italian, Turkish and Vietnamese communities.

We are delighted to present the Final Report detailing the research findings and recommendations, and the one page infographic.

This research was conducted by Whereto, commissioned by Mental Health Australia and funded by the National Mental Health Commission.

Full report of the Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) Experiences of Racism Survey, published by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (2013)

Keywords: racism, CALD
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Prepared by Mental Health in Multicultural Australia for the National Mental Health Commission (2013)

The purpose of this study was to examine:

  • What is known about the mental health of immigrant and refugee communities in Australia
  • Whether Australian mental health research pays adequate attention to cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD) in the Australian population
  • Whether national mental health data collections support evidence-informed mental health policy and practice and mental health reform in multicultural Australia

The recommendations, based on the main findings, are intended to contribute to the development of a culture of inclusion in Australian mental health research.
 

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This study examines: 

• What is known about the mental health of immigrant and refugee communities in Australia; 

• Whether Australian mental health research pays adequate attention to cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD) in the Australian population. 

• Whether national mental health data collections support evidence-informed mental health policy and practice and mental health reform in multicultural Australia. 

The recommendations, based on the main findings, aim to contribute to the development of a culture of inclusion in Australian mental health research.

Keywords: Report

This publication was produced by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), 2019

Keywords: CALD
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The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards User Guide for Health Service Organisations Providing Care to People from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds aims to support health service organisations to implement the NSQHS Standards and provide safe and high-quality care that meets the needs of people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

Category: Resource, User guide

Information brochure about the Older People's Mental Health Service in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Available in the following languages: English and Karen.

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The PHN Multicultural Health Framework aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and experiences for multicultural communities across all PHN regions. It provides high-level guidance and best practice actions to support PHNs to deliver locally informed and relevant responses in partnership with other stakeholders. 

The Framework was developed by representatives from approximately 20 PHNs including members of the PHN Multicultural Health Framework Working Group and the National PHN Cultural Diversity Community of Practice. 

Development involved a review of existing frameworks and guidelines including those already developed by PHNs and key sector leaders including Mental Health Australia (the Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia), Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health.

The Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia and the PHN Multicultural Health Framework are complementary resources that work hand-in-hand with the former providing a tool for operationalizing continuous improvements in culturally responsive mental health service delivery for PHNs and their commissioned mental health services.

Link to resource: 2024_02_27_MulticulturalHealthFramework_A4_Final_Digital (bsphn.org.au)

Keywords: PHN
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