Sections

• Multicultural health information
• Muslim culture
• Migrants and refugees
• Multicultural services and resources
• Multicultural - mental health

Multicultural health information

• NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
  Information is available on this site about many topics in many languages other than English
  http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/  

 

• World Health Organisation
  http://www.who.int/en

Muslim culture

• Health Care Providers Handbook on Muslim Patients
  Queensland Health and the Islamic Council of Queensland
  https://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/health_workers/hbook-muslim 

Migrants and refugees

• Migrant Services - Multicultural SA
  http://www.multicultural.sa.gov.au/new-migrants 

 

• Australian Migrant Resource Centre 
  The peak community settlement service agency assisting refugees and other migrants with initial on-arrival settlement and continues to assist migrants and refugees to negotiate the social, cultural and economic life of South Australia. 
  https://amrc.org.au/ 

 

• Multicultural Centre for Women's Health
  Australian immigrant women's health organisation conducting health promotion with working women. Offers services in many languages.
  http://www.mcwh.com.au
  

 

• Refugee Council of Australia  
  A non-profit peak organisation providing information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia. It is not a part of the Australian Government.
  An excellent source of information and links. 
  https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/ 

 

• Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service Inc.
  STTARS is a small non-government, not-for-profit service incorporated in South Australia which assists people who have experienced torture or trauma related to war and the refugee experience.
  http://www.sttars.org.au

Multicultural resources and services  

 

• Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT)
  A coalition of agencies that respond to the needs of survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas.
  http://www.fasstt.org.au

 

• Multicultural Communities Council of SA Inc
  The peak organisation representing ethnic community interests in South Australia.
  http://www.mccsa.org.au/  

 

• Multicultural Health - Queensland Health
  Guides and policies to support the provision of culturally sensitive health care in hospitals and community health services.
  http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/default.asp

 

• The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (VFST)
  People in Victoria who were tortured or traumatised in their countries of origin, in other countries, or while fleeing those countries.
  http://www.foundationhouse.org.au/ 

Multicultural - mental health

• Mental Health Council of Australia
  The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) is the independent, non-government sector peak body.
  http://www.mhca.org.au

 

• Mental Health in Multicultural Health
  Multicultural Communication - NSW Health
  http://www.mmha.org.au

 

• World Health Organisation - mental health in development
  http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/en