MHIMA blog

Racism. It stops with me.

MHiMA Team - Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHiMA) has joined forces with some of Australia’s leading businesses, sporting bodies and NGO’s to support the “Racism. It stops ..

Maintaining connections with family, friends, community and culture

MHiMA Team - Thursday, December 12, 2013
A Contributing Life: the 2013 National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, just released by the National Mental Health Commission, discusses MHiMA’s recently released report ..

Suicide prevention... Conversations Matter

MHiMA Team - Monday, November 18, 2013
A new online community resource to guide safe and supportive conversations about suicide has just been released by the Hunter Institute of Mental Health. "In our community we all have a role  ..

Webinar: young refugees

MHiMA Team - Monday, November 11, 2013
Register by midnight Wednesday 13th November for the Mental Health Practitioner Network (MHPN) webinar, Collaborative Mental Health Care to Support a Young Person from a Refugee Background happeni ..

Getting the facts... "The Conversation"

MHiMA Team - Tuesday, October 08, 2013
(http://theconversation.com/au) Read an article by Harry Minas, Director, Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Getting the ..

Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia

MHiMA Team - Tuesday, October 08, 2013
In 2012, the National Mental Health Commission asked Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHiMA) to prepare a report, Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia: Develop ..

New resource encourages culturally-appropriate care for expectant and new mums

MHiMA Team - Friday, June 14, 2013
New resource for primary care health professional encourages culturally-appropriate care for expectant and new mums. Read beyondblue's latest news. For more background information about the  ..

Engaging CALD communities online forum

MHiMA Team - Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The ‘Engaging CALD Communities Online Forum’, a joint initiative of MHiMA and beyondblue, was open for 22 days during April and May. People from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines an ..

Engaging CALD Communities Online Forum: invitation to participate

MHiMA Team - Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Are you working in the area of mental health providing services or support to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds? beyondblue and MHi ..

Beyondblue: share your thoughts, feelings and experiences on anxiety

MHiMA Team - Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Beyondblue is partnering with MHiMA and other organisations to develop a national campaign about anxiety that will respond to the needs of Australia's culturally and linguistically diverse populat ..