Transcultural Mental Health Centre- Mental Health of Syrian Conflict Refugees
This website brings together information and resources to assist service providers to better understand and meet the mental health needs of refugees from Syria and Iraq.
Healthwest- Responding to refugee and asylum seeker mental health
In 2016 HealthWest received a small grant to enhance the work of the public mental health service system in the western metropolitan area of Melbourne in responding to refugees and asylum seekers who have a mental illness, or who are at risk of experiencing an episode of acute mental illness.
Development and validation of a mental health screening tool for asylum seekers and refugees
There is no screening tool for major depressive disorder (MDD) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in asylum-seekers or refugees (ASR) that can be readily administered by non-mental health workers. Hence, we aimed to develop a brief, sensitive and rapidly administrable tool for non-mental health workers to screen for MDD and PTSD in ASR.
Culturally informed ways to support mental health in refugee and asylum seeker children
This resource provides information about culturally informed ways to support the mental health of refugee and asylum seeker children. It aims to support practitioners from a range of mental health, social work and community-sector backgrounds who work with children and families from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.
How the experiences and circumstances of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and families influence child mental health
Children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds may have specific experiences which affect their mental health. It is important to use a social determinants lens when exploring the factors that contribute to the mental health of children from CALD backgrounds.