Safe + Equal has developed videos about recognising the signs of family violence in sixteen languages.
Life-saving multilingual COVID-19 health education program launches
For migrant and refugee communities, access to in-language and culturally tailored health information can be a matter of life or death. The Advocate covers how our Health in My Language project is working to address this.
Advocacy Brief: All Together in Prevention and Response Project
Bringing together multicultural, ethno-specific and faith-based organisations working in early intervention and prevention of violence against migrant and refugee women to build their capacity and engage in collective, reflective practice.
MCWH launches their first national multilingual health education program
We are excited to announce the launch of our first national COVID-19 health education program, Health in My Language.
Antenatal care in Australia: what is it and why it’s important?
Executive Director of the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, Dr Adele Murdolo, spoke to SBS about the importance of timely antenatal care, and why socioeconomic disadvantage can cause migrant women to access antenatal care at a much later point than other non-migrant women.
Improving mental health among migrant and refugee women
We are excited to announce the launch of our new advocacy and research project, Building Bridges, which aims to strengthen mental health services for migrant and refugee women through direct participation of the community in the mental health reform process.
Understanding risks of stillbirth and what you can do to reduce it
Our health educator Gagan Kaur Cheema spoke to SBS Punjabi about the Maternal Health Education for Migrant and Refugee Women project which aims to increase awareness on the issue of stillbirth among migrant women.
Women’s health service launches program to give multilingual health education access to migrants and refugees
During the first stages of the pandemic, people who died of COVID-19 and were born overseas had an age-standardised death rate that was 2.5 times higher than people who were born in Australia. What’s causing this disparity in Covid-19 deaths? New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reveals that for migrant and refugee communities, limited access to in-language and culturally tailored health information is a big contributor.
Policy Brief: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health conditions are common and can affect up to one in five mothers in Australia, including people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Read our policy brief about this important issue.
How to perform a rapid antigen test for parents and caregivers video in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health has developed videos for parents and caregivers about how to perform a rapid antigen test in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian. You can watch these videos by using the links below: How to perform a…