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 DVD explains how Australian family roles and values may differ from those experienced by newly-arrived families in the country they have come from. People who are newly arrived share their stories of settling in Australia, and highlight the range of services available to support
This resource, developed with Professor Louise Newman, focuses on the traumatic events and adversities that face people from refugee backgrounds and people seeking asylum from the point of escaping their country through to resettlement in a new country. The resource discusses how the
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre has developed a culturally sensitive parenting education program for newly arrived communities, delivered through facilitated workshops and a series of downloadable practical guides. These are designed to strengthen and support parents’ roles and produ
A guide developed to assist improving services to survivors of torture and trauma, focusing on adults and young people. “Responding to people who have survived torture and trauma often represents a significant challenge for those in a position to help. The horror and pain contai