CALD communities

This Guide to Better Communication with CALD Communities provides you with tools to understand your language needs, so that you know exactly what to look for when sourcing language services.  This Guide has been developed by Polaron Language Services.

Understanding the evidence and practicing cultural curiosity when working with children from CALD backgrounds

The purpose of this guide is to provide information to Australian Mental Health services, practitioners, Primary Health Networks and other on what good practice looks like in working effectively with people from CALD backgrounds. It is intended to provide practical advice and guidance for mental health service providers.  This guide was developed by the Embrace Project and published in August 2020

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.