A collaboration between a community of African women and Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services in Perth, created a language-based video that addresses mental health concepts and encourages healthy behaviors. Additionally, an educational booklet and a youth pamphlet have been created to explain the genocide, its effects and coping with trauma.  

Videos:

• Language based mental health video from African women in Perth brought to you by Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Service and Embrace Australia – YouTube 

Resources: 

• Resource 1: Echoes of healing: Supporting Rwandan young adults and their communities living in Western Australia
• Resource 2: Echoes of healing: Supporting Survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi and their Communities Living in Western Australia

For more information about Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Service you can visit Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services Inc.