Mental Health
We improve mental health and wellbeing through strategies involving education, awareness and better access to support.
What is Mental Health in CALD communities?
Knowledge, understanding and acceptance of Mental Health issues are sadly lacking in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, and particularly among Indian Sub-continent / South Asian ethnicities.
Mental health as a concept of wellness is not generally accepted; instead stigma, denial and shame are associated with a person who presents as having mental illness.
People with mental health issues can often be found to be ostracised by their own families and isolated from community.
We have observed that the overall attitude towards accessing mental health support is reluctance and only if they feel compelled to, eg, do an ordered assessment.
Clients will drop MH support as soon as practically possible.
Knowledge, understanding and acceptance of Mental Health issues are sadly lacking in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, and particularly among Indian Sub-continent / South Asian ethnicities.
Mental health as a concept of wellness is not generally accepted; instead stigma, denial and shame are associated with a person who presents as having mental illness.
People with mental health issues can often be found to be ostracised by their own families and isolated from community.
We have observed that the overall attitude towards accessing mental health support is reluctance and only if they feel compelled to, eg, do an ordered assessment.
Clients will drop MH support as soon as practically possible.
Why us
There is a recognised lack of culturally appropriate services for CALD mental health that that fully comprehend cultural challenges and situations.
There is also a lack of awareness that terms relating to mental health conditions have no equivalent in CALD languages. Explaining diagnosis and symptoms for conditions are therefore challenging.
There is a significant communication barrier that is not impacted even when using translators or interpreters.
Our case management services identify mental health needs for CALD clients.
- We aim to improve mental health and overall wellbeing through education, awareness and better access to support
- We work to raise the quantity of MH support services for CALD communities
- We have our own CALD model of practice for MH support
- We offer support specifically in relation to CALD men’s mental health
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Our Counselling Services
We offer culturally informed counselling services such as
- Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Individuals: Depression and Anxiety
- Relationship, Marriage and Couples Counselling
- Family counselling (can include 2 or 3 or more generations of extended family)
- Bereavement or Grief Counselling
- Post-miscarriage or abortion counselling
- Post relationship breakdown counselling
- Gambling addition
- Alcohol & Drug dependency
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- Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Individuals: Depression and Anxiety
- Relationship, Marriage and Couples Counselling
- Family counselling (can include 2 or 3 or more generations of extended family)
- Bereavement or Grief Counselling
- Post-miscarriage or abortion counselling
- Post relationship breakdown counselling
- Gambling addition
- Alcohol & Drug dependency
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Mental Health Advocacy
Mental Health Advocacy
- Advocating for culturally contextual and appropriate support
- Addressing support gaps such as language
- Improving the quality of available services to integrate CALD complexities
- Recognising signs and promoting early intervention strategies
- Education and awareness within the community about mental wellness
- Opening pathways to mental health support in the community Improving access for CALD communities
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Mental Health and CALD workforces
Organisations across Australia have significant CALD presence in their workforces.
Knowing how to appropriately support CALD individuals during challenging times can make a huge difference to productivity and work related relationships.
We offer consultancy, resource development for P&C teams, individual, face to face and online sessions and workshops in relation to
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) tailored to CALD workers
- CALD Clinical Supervision
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Performance improvement – challenges for CALD or NESB employees
- Developing a Wellbeing Plan focussing on CALD communities
- CALD Workforce development
- Business and career coaching for employees
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- CALD Clinical Supervision
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Performance improvement – challenges for CALD or NESB employees
- Developing a Wellbeing Plan focussing on CALD communities
- CALD Workforce development
- Business and career coaching for employees
.
Building resilience at work with a CALD workforce is key to managing stress, overcoming adversity and adapting to challenges.
CALD workers will have better engagement and capacity to adapt to change, and learning from difficulties.