Intersectionality in mental health. What makes us different?

Led by young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who will explore mental health through their lived experience as cultural navigators and educators.

The panel aims to provide practical, robust and long-term solutions to improve the livelihood of young people. The discussion will focus on the relationship between education and mental health and how each converges in shaping young people's lives in Australia. Young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds often face additional barriers that prevent engagement in mental health services. This may include stigmas and expectations that are heightened in migrant communities.

Monday 12 July 5.30 - 7.00 pm 
RSVP and register for this online event here. 

The Refugee Alternatives Conference is happening now – July 6-8. It focuses on local, regional and international refugee and asylum issues and policy. All ticket holders have the option to participate in sessions live online or listen to the replay at their convenience.

Key conversations from previous conferences will be continued but the event will also shed light on new voices and perspectives navigating the impact of the global pandemic through grassroots level work and lived experiences. Get your tickets today!

2021 NSW Humanitarian Awards

Every year STARTTS holds the Humanitarian Awards to acknowledge and thank those people who have made an exceptional positive contribution towards refugee issues in NSW. Individuals and organisations in various fields who are doing outstanding work to support refugees are eligible for the Awards. The award ceremony is held at the launch of Refugee Week in June each year. 

Family Violence Support

The Red Cross offers financial assistance and case support if you are experiencing family and domestic violence, and you are on a temporary visa, or your visa status is uncertain.
Contact the Red Cross at www.redcross.org.au/familyviolencerelief, on 1800 733 276, or if you would like an interpreter, call 131 450 first.
 

Make Healing Happen: It's time to act.

This report provides an insight into the experiences of Stolen Generations survivors, and the extent and complexity of their contemporary needs as they grow older. It presents demographic data about where Stolen Generations survivors and their families live and it considers the impact of forced removal on Stolen Generations descendants. 

Peer Education project evaluation
 

The Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS) has been running a Peer Education program for almost a decade with diverse communities including: Indian, Filipino, Thai Chinese, South Sudanese, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Karen (from Myanmar) and Liberian.

The peer education program builds on the work of MHSS to develop partnerships, engage communities in culturally appropriate health responses and build capacity and knowledge about blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Through this they aim to increase communities’ ability to self-advocate and seek out testing, treatment and care for BBV/STIs.

See here for a full report on the evaluation findings. 

Professinal Development
Upcoming PD events for interpreters and translators can be found here.