Our Projects
The Victorian Refugee Health Network (the Network) leads and is involved in a diverse range of projects every year. The work of the Network is overseen by an Executive Group, and by detailed work plans developed by the Network. The Network provides support to the health, settlement and community sector by convening working groups, developing resources, hosting forums, completing reviews of available literature, providing specialist advice and participating in practice-related research projects. More details on our current project can be seen below.
Current Projects
Refugee Women’s Health Community Consultation Project
The Refugee Women’s Health Community Consultation Project was funded to inform implementation of the Victorian Government’s reform initiatives in Women’s Health. The project, coordinated by the Victorian Refugee Health Network, centres the lived experiences of women from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in accessing and navigating Victoria’s health system.
Flood Relief Project
The Victorian Refugee Health Network has been funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing to develop and deliver targeted communication and engagement initiatives to support the multicultural communities impacted by the floods.
The Program for Refugee Immunisation, Monitoring and Education (PRIME)
PRIME is a Victorian Government initiative to support catch-up immunisation in refugee and asylum seeker communities. PRIME is overseen by the Immunisation division of the Department of Health (DH), and an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG).
Past Projects
Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Project – Phase 2
The Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing project is aimed to facilitate engagement of refugee background communities and the service sector in Victoria’s mental health reforms.
Perinatal Mental Health Co-design Project
The Victorian Refugee Health Network has been commissioned by the Victorian Department of Health to undertake consultations to inform the development of new Victorian perinatal mental health screening guidelines.
Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Project
A joint undertaking by VRHN and Foundation House, the Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing project aimed to facilitate engagement of refugee background communities and the service sector in Victoria’s mental health reforms.