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 information sheet provides indicative numbers on humanitarian youth arrivals to Victoria, including top local government areas where young humanitarian arrivals settle in Melbourne; average age and more.
Game Plan is a suite of resources to support sports clubs and associations to increase their cultural diversity and to attract and retain young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in sport and sports clubs – as members, players, coaches, trainers and leaders.
This policy paper examines newly arrived young people’s engagement with digital technology and the internet and how this impacts their successful settlement in Australia.
The Forced Marriage: Good Practice Guide provides an introduction to the issue of forced marriage and essential information to assist front-line workers to respond effectively to a young person at risk.
All organisations, not just those with a specialised focus on refugee or migrant communities, have a responsibility to ensure that young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds have access to the services and programs that all young people do. This guide provides a framework to im
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) have released this paper to explore what hinders and what helps newly arrived young people feel like they belong in Australia.
The Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network have developed a national framework for supporting the settlement of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. The Framework was developed with input from a National Strategic Advisory Group and input from young people from migrant an
A new podcast is available from the Australian Red Cross for young people who have arrived in Australia as a refugee or as someone seeking asylum. The podcast is free and available for download on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud.