As part of a larger project the Centre for Multicultural Youth, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors or Torture, the Royal Children’s Hostpiral and the Centre for International Mental Health (University of Melbourne) convened a roundtable  with young people from refugee backgr

In early 2009, a consortium of health professionals in the Dandenong area identified a need to address mental health concerns among Afghan families of a refugee background. This research explores and documents issues contributing to poor mental health and wellbeing among women of chil

The IRCT is a health-based umbrella organisation that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention of torture worldwide. IRCT’s members comprise more than 140 independent organisations in over 70 countries.Their work is governed by these member organisations

The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT) is a network of Australia’s eight specialist rehabilitation agencies that work with survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas.  There is one FASSTT member agency in each

This US paper was produced by the  National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States. The Refugee Trauma Task Force of the NCTSN specificall

A guide developed to assist improving services to survivors of torture and trauma, focusing on adults and young people. “Responding to people who have survived torture and trauma often represents a significant challenge for those in a position to help. The horror and pain contai

This online database can be used to locate services geographically and by service type.  Statewide and specialist services’ contact details are also listed on this website.

ASRC provide pro-bono counselling service 6 days a week Monday-Saturday.  People who are asylum seekers need to become members of the ASRC to recieve this and other services.  The service has a modest waiting list.   Address: 12 Batman Street, West Melbourne Email: counselling@as

ABSTRACT The study that informed this report canvassed the views of more than 100 practitioners in mental health services or in contact with mental health services about “what works” and “what does not work” in engaging young people from refugee backgrounds with mental health services