Research paper

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. 

Background Refugees report elevated rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but are relatively unlikely to seek help for their symptoms. Mental health stigma is a key barrier to help-seeking amongst refugees. We evaluated the efficacy of an online intervention in reducing self-stigma and increasing help-seeking in refugee men. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2019 https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0033291719000606

CIRCA was engaged by the National Suicide Prevention Taskforce, within the Commonwealth Department of Health, and commissioned through the Suicide Prevention Research Fund, managed by Suicide Prevention Australia, to undertake research that will help to build a better understanding about the lived experience of suicide in Australia to inform recommendations to the government. The focus of the research was on people who have attempted suicide or experienced a suicidal crisis and who are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Date: 2 December 2020