A statewide Queensland study found that people from CALD backgrounds, as well as Indigenous Australians, were more likely to be placed on compulsory community treatment orders. The benefits of these orders were unclear.
Place: QLD
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Trauma, post-migration living difficulties, and social support as predictors of psychological adjustment in resettled Sudanese refugees
A study of 63 Sudanese refugees resettled in Australia found that social support, especially from their own ethnic community, was strongly linked to better mental health. A quarter reported high levels of distress.
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Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) review: mental health, alcohol and other drug services
A Queensland Health review of how mental health and alcohol and drug services work for people from CALD backgrounds. It found these services are under-used by CALD communities because of stigma and language and cultural barriers, which can lead to worse outcomes and more emergency admissions.