Families living in Australia from refugee backgrounds can experience ongoing trauma when instability and conflict arises or escalates in their country of origin. This tip sheet developed by Foundation House (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture) provides useful information on what schools and services can do.

A tip sheet for mental health clinicians, counsellors and key workers on working with children, young people and families from a refugee and asylum-seeking background.

With funding from the Australian Department of Health Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) has worked with member organisations to provide culturally relevant and timely opportunities for CALD community members to access COVID-19 vaccine information. This report details the program and future recommendations.

Mental Health Australia has commissioned research to inform broader stigma and mental health research in CALD communities. This research focuses on Congolese, Arabic-speaking and Mandarin speaking Communities. A Report which details the research findings and recommendations is available.

Universal Stories of Healing from Depression is an audio-visual resource which has been developed to raise awareness of depression in refugee communities.

Victorian Transcultural Mental Health has many important resources which you can search for under Reports and Publications.

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training for Refugee and Asylum Seekers, a training by Wesley Mission.

Working with interpreters promotes communication and helps to build a safe and respectful two-way relationship.

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARRTS) has updated its guidance document “Working with People from Refugee Backgrounds: A Guide for Social Workers (2022)”

This report outlines current and future opportunities and challenges and provides several strategies to improve the health and well-being of refugees and migrants. It is an advocacy tool for national and international policy-makers involved in health and migration. Citation: World report on the health of refugees and migrants. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Despite the significant mental health needs of many young people with refugee backgrounds, they are under-represented as clients of services. Those who do attend often engage tenuously. This document suggests how practitioners can contribute to improving the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of services for this population, based on what young people who were refugees said about their experiences of using Australian mental health services.

The Young People’s Exposure to War and Conflict in Media: A Guide for Schools and Community Members, by QPASTT, is primarily designed for teacher and community members who are caring for, or working with, children and young people who are survivors of refugee trauma, including intergenerational trauma. It looks at the impact of media coverage, trauma responses in children and young people, as well as tips for talking to them about war and conflict.