Gender

This guide is designed to support providers of mental health care to be able to deliver their services in a gender affirming way to support the needs of trans and/or gender diverse people. 

Over the past decade, people from Iraq, Syria, and Sub-Saharan Africa have been among the largest refugee groups in Australia. Despite facing higher mental health risks, many people in multicultural communities hesitate to seek help due to stigma. This research, led by Western Sydney University, was funded by Mental Health Australia as part of the Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Project. The study aimed to explore mental health stigma and help-seeking behaviors, with a focus on gender perspectives, among Arabic- and Swahili-speaking individuals in Sydney.