Welcome to the Victorian Refugee Health Network.
We work to develop responsive health service systems that meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers.
This discussion paper explores the links between HIV and mobility in Australia, in particular the increase in HIV diagnoses in the last five to ten years among people travelling to and from regions of high HIV prevalence. The paper is an outcome of the Western Australia (WA) HIV and M
Report from a high level roundtable on asylum and refugee policy convened by Australia21 , the Centre for Policy Development, and the Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (UNSW). Thirty-five senior policy makers, politicians and interested parties joined toget
A publication providing practical guidelines for physiotherapists working with torture survivors, with special focus on chronic pain, PTSD, and sleep disturbances. Click below to download the publication.
The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) has launched an updated Language Services Guide, designed to support and encourage all agencies, no matter how established or confident they are in their practices, to aim for continuous improvement in their provision of language se
The Supporting young women who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) project was funded through the FGM Support Grant from the Australian Government, Department of Health. The overall aim of the project was to explore experiences of young women (18-25 years old) f
In 2013, the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights was awarded a grant by the Australian Government’s Department of Health to develop a guide for all media professionals reporting on Female Genital Cutting (FGC). This is a resource guide for professionals working in all as
The Early Childhood Access and Participation Project was conducted in 2011 in the Western Metropolitan Region of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. The project was a partnership between the Department, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, Chin
The Victorian Refugee Health Network is in the initial stages of a primary care project that seeks to increase the number of General Practices in Victoria who are engaged in effective refugee health.
Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights has a range of publications available for download. Resources include reports on family violence, and on race, faith and gender; a guide for teachers working with Muslim students; a media guide; and multilingual publications on v
Abstract Sexual and gender-based violence is widespread in conflict-affected environments. The field of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence is active and constantly expanding. Recent research and analysis are drawing attention to the complexity of this form of violence,