Young people from refugee backgrounds who had accessed mental health services were interviewed about their experiences of doing so in a research study by Foundation House. Suggested guidelines for mental health practitioners have been compiled based on the young people’s comment

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has developed an information sheet ‘Six Actions for Asylum Seekers’. The information is designed for asylum seekers who arrived by boat and have not yet applied for asylum. The information sheet is available in seven languages: Arab

Recent legislative changes have reintroduced the Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). This will impact a large number of asylum seekers. The TPV is a three year protection visa for people who have been determined to be refugees. A TPV will include work rights and access to Medicare, socia

Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) Programme Two organisations have been contracted to deliver the SRSS Programme in Victoria beyond July 2018: AMES Consortium, and Life Without Barriers, trading as National Immigration Support Services. Contact details for the services are in

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

The Victorian Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health Action Plan 2014-2018 was launched by the Hon. David Davis, Victorian Minister for Health, on 19 June 2014.  The plan was the result of a collaboration between the Department of Health and the Victorian Refugee Health Network, and involve

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

Starting from 1 July 2011, Victoria’s Dental Health Program is proceeding with a funding and accountability reform that will change the way agency budgets are set and cashflowed, the model for allocation, and introduce targets for activity. This guide provides an overview of the

Public dental services are provided to eligible Victorians through community dental clinics in community health services, rural hospitals and the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. This policy describes eligibility and priority access for public dental health in Victoria