In this section:
Links to Transcultural Services
- NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Transcultural Mental Health Centre offers a free statewide clinical consultation and assessment service to any person of a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background, who is a resident of NSW, and who experiences mental health problems. The service is available to individuals, families, children and young people, adults and other older people. This service is available for the ACT.
Hours: 8.30am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
Phone: 1800 648 911
Fax: (02) 9840 3767
www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/tmhc - Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)
Contact the office for information about Australian citizenship; leaving Australia to visit another country (for non-Australian citizens); having your relatives visit you in Australia; helping your relatives migrate to Australia; settlement services (e.g. Adult Migrant English program) and community grants.
Phone: 131 881
Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm (Monday to Friday)
www.immi.gov.au/ - Migrant Health Unit ACT Health
The Migrant Health Unit provides on site healthcare interpreting services between ACT Health clinicians and clients from Bosnian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Croatian, Serbian, Spanish & Vietnamese backgrounds.
Hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
Phone: 6205 3333
Please note: Free confidential service. Bookings are essential as interpreters work part time and there is a high demand.
Community Health - Migrant Health Unit - Translating & Inpterpreting Services
The TIS National interpreting service is for people who do not speak English. TIS National has more than 30 years of experience in the interpreting industry, and has access to over 1750 contracted interpreters across Australia, speaking more than 170 languages and dialects.
TIS National is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for any person in Australia requiring interpreting services.
Phone: 13 l4 50 or 1300 655 082
Fax: 1300 654 151 - Companion House Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Companion House works with people who have sought refuge in Australia from persecution, torture and war related trauma. The team work with people who are newly arrived and longer term settlers. They work with adults, young people and children. Most of the people are asylum seekers or from a refugee background. They offer medical, counselling and community development services as well as training to other services on the refugee experience.
Location: 41Templeton Street, Cook, ACT
Phone: (02) 6251 4550
Fax: (02) 6251 8550
Email: info@companionhouse.org.au - Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS)
The Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services has grown to become a vibrant service-oriented organisation, incorporating programs for migrants of all ages to assist with language, welfare, employment, access and equity for people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Location: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre
2nd Floor, North Building,
180 London Circuit, Canberra
Phone: 02 6248 8577
Fax: 02 6257 7655
Email: marss@marss.org.au
Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Carer Support Groups
Carers ACT currently have 12 CALD carer support groups for carers who are caring for family members, friends or relatives with disabilities, chronic illness, frail aged or mental illness. Carers ACT also has a mental health respite service to provide short term respite and other practical help.
For further information please contact the CALD Carer Support Group Co-ordinator.
Phone: 02 6296 9948
Fax: 02 6296 9999
- Multicultural Youth Services (MYS)
MYS provides support services to migrant and refugee youth settling in Canberra ACT. MYS runs regular holiday programs and skills development workshops for young migrants & refugees between 12 and 25 years of age.
Location: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre
Level 2, 180 London Circuit,
Canberra
Phone: 02 6100 4611
Fax: 02 6257 2166
Email: info@mys.org.au - Queanbeyan Multilingual Centre (QMLC)
QMLC provides support services to migrants & refugees settling in Canberra ACT, Goulburn & Queanbeyan SE NSW Australia. These services include accommodation, employment, education, finance, welfare & emotional support, youth & family support, English language & homework support.
Location: 12 Rutledge Street, Queanbeyan, NSW
Phone: 02 6297 6110
Fax: 02 6297 0386
Email: info@qmlc.org.au - Multicultural Mental Health Australia
Multicultural Mental Health Australia(MMHA)is a national program funded by the Australian Government to improve awareness of mental health and suicide prevention in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. In collaboration with other stakeholders, MMHA actively promotes the mental health and wellbeing of Australia's diverse communities through policy advice, public promotion, resource development and community capacity building.
Phone: 02 9840 3333
Fax: 02 9840 3388
Email: admin@mmha.org.au - ACT Transcultural Mental Health Network (ACT TCMHN)
The ACT Transcultural Mental Health Network is a voluntary group, committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of people from CALD backgrounds living in the ACT. The Network works towards connecting people by distributing information and influencing policy and attitudes across government and the community.
Contact: ACT TCMHN Secretariat
Phone: 02 620 76867
Email: carrie.mcdonald@act.gov.au - Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF) Inc.
The Canberra Multicultural Community Forum Inc is the recognised peak multicultural organisation, representing the needs and aspirations of the diverse communities of ACT. CMCF provides communication links with both the multicultural community and the wider ACT community and offers a unified voice for the ACT varied ethnic groups. CMCF activities include community consultation, policy formulation, and working with community sectors to participate in the delivery of community education, conferences and seminars.
Mobile: 0411 417 666 (Sam Wong -CMCF Chair)
Email: secretary@cmcf.org.au or
chair@cmcf.org.au - Multicultural Womens Advocacy Inc
Provides a voice on a variety of issues which affect migrant women.
Location: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre
180 London Circuit, Canberra
Phone: 02 6230 4632
Postal Address: GPO Box 1392,
Canberra, ACT, 2601 - Spanish Carers Social Group
Spanish Carers Social Group is for carers of people with a mental illness. Socialise and relax with gentle exercise, Bingo, guest speakers. Share stories and experience with other mature Spanish-speaking carers. Free to attend.
Hours: 10.30am – 1pm (Fortnightly on
Wednesdays)
Location: Tuggeranong area
Contact: Kate Ringe(Mental Health Foundation)
02 6162 4980 - Mental Health First Aid Course
Mental Health First Aid course is a twelve hour program for people from all cultural backgrounds. It is designed to assist people living with mental illnesses, those in direct contact or support roles and the general public. The course teaches: Mental health first aid skills; how to recognise symptoms; how to provide initial help in a crisis situation; guiding a person towards appropriate professional help.
For the next available date, time and venue please contact Branka.
Mobile: 0411361949
Email: Branka.v@live.com.au
