Multicultural Victoria

Mental Health outreach Program (Mobile community hub)

Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Among young people, mental illness is on the increase. In the past year there has been an increase in suicides amount African young people and there is anecdotal evidence of an increase of suicides among the Zimbabwean youth Australia. In many Culturally and […]

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Youth Voices and Empowerment (African Australian Youth Forum (Jan 2020)

In collaboration with Afro Society – Victoria University and ALIAS – La Trobe University, the African Engagement Platform, Youth and Family Support Network co-convened the African Australian Youth Forum (AAYF), on January 18, 2020. With over 80 people in attendance, the main objective of the event was to engage young African Australians on the challenges

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Mental Health First Aid Training: People of African Backgrounds

Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. There is anecdotal evidence that mental health problems are a growing issue within the African community. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Course sought to develop skills of African-Australian community members to be able to support a friend, family member or co-worker developing

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