Responding together: Multicultural young people and their mental health

Research library / Peak body / NGO report

Written by

Orygen and Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)

Year

2020

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

A policy report on the mental health of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. It notes that most are resilient but that racism and managing a multicultural identity can harm wellbeing, and it makes policy recommendations.

Topics

• Migrants
• Policy and systems
• Racism and discrimination
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Young people

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