A national report on the mental health of people born overseas. It found recent arrivals had the highest rates of mental health conditions among overseas-born people, that access and continuity of care were uneven, and that co-designed, culturally tailored programs work better; it sets six priority areas for action.
Topic: Workforce and cultural responsiveness
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Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia: Towards culturally inclusive service delivery
A national framework that helps mental health and suicide prevention services check and improve how well they serve people from multicultural backgrounds. It is now offered by Embrace as a free, self-paced online tool for services and workers.
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Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, Final Report Volume 3: Promoting inclusion and addressing inequities (Chapter 21: Responding to the mental health and wellbeing needs of a diverse population)
Volume 3 of the Royal Commission’s final report looks at fairness and inclusion in Victoria’s mental health system. Chapter 21 covers people from culturally diverse backgrounds, refugees, people seeking asylum and LGBTIQ+ people, and leads to Recommendation 34 on a safe, responsive and inclusive system.
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Mental Health: Productivity Commission Inquiry Report
A national inquiry into how Australia’s mental health system works and what it costs. It calls for services, online tools and the workforce to better meet the cultural and language needs of people from diverse backgrounds, including support for bilingual and bicultural peer workers.