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The Beginning a Life in Australia booklet has recently been updated. The booklet provides settlement information and links to resources for newly arrived migrants, humanitarian entrants, their sponsors and service providers. The booklet is currently available in English, Arabic, Farsi

The Talking about health and experiences of using health services with people from refugee backgrounds project conducted 115 consultations with people from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum, in Victoria in March and April 2016. The consultations asked people about t

This report presents the process and the findings from a project conducted by the Victorian Refugee Health Network from July 2015 to July 2016. The project aimed to consult with people from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum, about health and experience of using heal

This report is the culmination of several STARTTS consultations with Sri Lankan Tamil community groups in Sydney. The report provides a history of the conflict in Sri Lanka, the Tamil community in NSW, and issues relevant to health including traditional ways of coping, mourning, and c

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released a new Fact Sheet that confirms eligibility for access to homelessness services for asylum seekers, and provides a general overview of access to health and human services in Victoria for people seeking asylum. Do

This report presents the findings from the Geelong Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Youth Needs Assessment. The objectives of the project are: To provide young CALD refugees and asylum seekers an opportunity to have their voice heard and presented to key youth agencies, or

The Victorian Auditor General has published the findings of an audit into how effectively the Departments of Education and Early Childhood, Health, and Human Services, and the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, are meeting the needs

St Vincent’s Health Australia, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, the Ecumenical Migration Centre and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, has published a major study on the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers living in the community. The report details the findings of t