Evaluated a mental health literacy course adapted for Arabic-speaking religious and community leaders who support refugees. The course improved some measures of mental health literacy.
Topic: Refugees and asylum seekers
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A suicide research agenda for people from immigrant and refugee backgrounds
A Delphi study with 138 experts, service users and carers that set research priorities for suicide among people from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. Top priorities were access to services, risk and protective factors, and culturally appropriate risk assessment.
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Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia
A survey of Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants in Australia measured stigma towards people with mental illness and the factors linked to it. It supports mental health literacy programs designed for specific communities.
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No refuge from terror: the impact of detention on the mental health of trauma-affected refugees seeking asylum in Australia
A review of evidence on how Australia’s mandatory, indefinite detention of people seeking asylum affected their mental health. It draws on inquiries, clinical observations and research to show detention caused and worsened mental illness.
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Psychiatric status of asylum seeker families held for a protracted period in a remote detention centre in Australia
Psychiatric interviews with 10 asylum seeker families held in a remote detention centre for over two years. Every adult and child had at least one mental disorder, and disorders rose sharply after detention.
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Long-term effect of psychological trauma on the mental health of Vietnamese refugees resettled in Australia: a population-based study
A community study of 1,413 Vietnamese refugees in Sydney, interviewed by bilingual workers, found that trauma experienced before arrival was still linked to mental illness and disability many years after resettlement.
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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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Trends and determinants of mental illness in humanitarian migrants resettled in Australia: Analysis of longitudinal data
Used five waves of BNLA data to track PTSD and psychological distress among humanitarian migrants over time and to find the factors linked to them. It helps show who remains at risk years after arrival.
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Understanding the patterns and predictors of elevated psychological distress among humanitarian migrants compared to the host population: comparative matched analysis using two national data sources from Australia
Compared serious psychological distress in BNLA humanitarian migrants with matched Australian-born adults from the National Health Survey. It identifies which factors predict high distress in each group.
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Trauma and Mental Health in Resettled Refugees: Mediating Effect of Host Language Acquisition on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms
A study of Bosnian refugees long resettled in Australia and Austria found that learning the host country’s language partly explained the link between past trauma and mental health symptoms. It supports language learning as part of recovery.