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Community detention was introduced in June 2005 and is a form of immigration detention that enables a person to reside in the community without needing to be escorted.  Asylum Seekers in Community Detention have special arrangements for recieving health services.  This Power Point pre

The Australian Government releases some people  from Immigration Detention Centres (IDC) or immigration detention facilities into the community on a  Bridging Visa  E (BVE). This presentation outlines the health journey of these asylum seekers on Bridging Visa Es  who have arrived by

This pdf document lists specialised health and casework services in Victoria that work with asylum seekers. This document is regularly updated.

The factsheet contains an overview of factors that impact on oral health care with people from refugee backgrounds and introduces good dental practice, including key issues around: The impact of torture and trauma Lack of trust in the service provider Unfamiliarity with the Australian

This factsheet aims to support client services and oral health staff to identify clients of refugee or asylum seeker background, their priority group access and fee waiver eligibilities for public dental throughout Victoria, including a handy checklist that may assist you with identif

The factsheet was developed to help community workers assist refugees and asylum seekers with dental referrals. Though the factsheet is for the NSW context, much of the information is transferable to Victoria and other states. The factsheet offers brief information on Why would refuge

This factsheet was developed to help dental professionals recognise the impact refugee and asylum seekers’ previous experiences and how it affects their oral health. This factsheet outlines why refugees may have a high risk of poor oral health, refugees’ usages of private and pu

This document provides information about the situation of people who are asylum seeker in Australia (in-community, Community Detention, Bridging Visa E post detention). The information sheets provides information about Medicare eligibility, health service provision and the transfer of

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

Refugees and Asylum Seekers are exempted from fees for general, emergency, and denture treatment at public dental agencies throughout Victoria, including specialist services at The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. This policy describes the latest public dental fee schedule and cond