Improving health and wellbeing for Victorians of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds
The Victorian Refugee Health Network is an initiative committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Victoria.
The Victorian Refugee Health Network is funded by the Victorian Government’s (Department of Health) and auspiced by The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture.
Resources and referrals
The Victorian Refugee Health Network collates information on resources and referral pathways to health services (primary, specialist, mental health) that work with refugee/asylum seeker clients.
Here you can find referral information as well as tools and resources for health professionals when working with refugees and people seeking asylum.
Settlement Data Bulletins
Find the latest settlement data published by the Victorian Refugee Health Network
Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide
Access the Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide here
Health Translations
Latest news
2027 Interpreter Scholarship Program
The Interpreter Scholarship Program works to improve the use of language services by offering scholarships to eligible students in a range of Interpreting courses at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Launch of First National Australian Muslim Poll
The Poll will inform national policy, support community-led programs, and contribute to more informed public discourse with high-quality, data-driven insights on Muslim experiences in Australia.
Working with LGBTQIA+ forcibly displaced folks?
Connect with others at a monthly community of practice, designed to be a structured, trauma-informed, and practitioner-led learning and reflective space.
Latest e-newsletters
The Network publishes a monthly e-Bulletin that shares current news and resources and showcases good practice from the refugee health sector in Victoria and Australia.