Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Project – Phase 2
The next phase of the Diverse Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing project began in March 2024 and will continue through to December 2025, aimed at improving engagement between key settlement, health and community agencies working with people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds and Victoria’s mental health reforms and initiatives.
One of the project’s key activities is convening a monthly sector coordination call.
Upcoming Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordination Call: LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Tuesday 29 April 2025 | 2-3pm | Online
The Victorian Refugee Health Network invites you to our April Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordination Call, which will focus on the experiences of the LGBTIQA+ refugee and/or asylum seeker community in Victoria.
This session will cover the specific mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by the LGBTIQA+ refugee and/or asylum seeker community, including barriers to accessing mental health support, as well as information about available services and referral pathways. Guest speakers will include representatives from LGBTIQA+ organisations and services that provide dedicated programs.
If you’re interested in attending, please email Faten Mohamed, Project Officer – Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health Coordination, at mohamedf@foundationhouse.org.au for more information.
The Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordination Calls are monthly meetings designed to foster collaboration among mental health service providers, settlement agencies, health services, and community organisations working with refugee and asylum seeker communities. The calls provide an opportunity to raise awareness about the mental health reforms, provide information about newly established mental health and wellbeing local services and referral pathways, and highlight workforce development and best practices for working with refugee and asylum seeker communities.
If you’re interested in attending, please email Faten Mohamed, Project Officer – Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health Coordination, at mohamedf@foundationhouse.org.au for more information.
