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The following MMHA publications are only available in hardcopy and you will need to complete an order form to purchase them. Others listed below are downloadable.
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Assessing the Needs for Mental Health in Cultural and Lingusitically Diverse Communities: A qualitative approach
A Larson; M van Kooten-Prasad; L Manderson; I Frkovic
An easy-to-follow guide for communities and health workers to community health needs assessment in CALD communities.
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Beyond Words: lessons on translation, trust and meaning from the "No more 'mualagh' project
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Beyond Words Translation Checklist cards
This checklist is to assist service providers with tips to consider when translating information in other languages. 100 cards
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Cultural Awareness Toool
The CAT is a culturally aware approach working with mental health consumers
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Evaluating mental health services for non-English speaking background communities
This report explores the main barriers which people of non-English speaking background experience when they need public mental health services, and identifies the responses of services, governments and communities to these barriers.
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Framework for the implementation of the National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008 in multicultural Austrtalia
The framework describes a national approach to the mental health and wellbeing of Australia's multicultural population and sets out aims, principles and key policy areas where action is needed.
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Harmony
Harmony is a compilationi of poems by the winners of the Multicultural Mental Health Australia National Poetry Competition 2003.
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In their own right - assessing the needs of carers in diverse communities
This report is based on the findings of the Mental Health Carer Profile Strategy project. The project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Carer Profile Strategy in assessing the needs of carers from CALD backgrounds.
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Making a Difference cards
Based on the report Reality Check, these pocket sized cards provide practical and effective checklists for organisations planning, providing and evaluating services for culturally diverse communities.
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Mental health consumer participation in a culturally diverse society
This book qualitatively examines participation models and strategies that have successfully engaged consumers, carers and community members to develop, manage and evaluate services
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Mental health shared care for ethnic communities - a handbook
This handbook by Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice, contains practical strategies for the establishment of ethnic mental health shared care programs.
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Reality Check
Examines the contributing factors to the under-utlisation of mental health services by CALD communities and presents the needs and concerns of CALD consumers from around Australia
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Reciprocity in Education
A practical guide outlining a community-based model for cultural awareness and interactive learning between migrant communities and mainstream mental health workers
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Reducing stigma about mental illness in transcultural settings: a guide
An educational tool to increase the understanding of stigma around mental illness in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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Out of print
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The role of general practitioners and other primary care agencies in transcultural mental health care
This report explores the role of the GP and other primary care providers in the delivery of mental healthcare to culturally diverse communities, and documents strategies for improvement
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