Jasmin - Multicultural Centre For Women's Health

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.

Making the Links Project Outcomes and Learnings Report

MCWH is proud to release the Making the Links Project Learnings Report and Project Video.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-23 Artwork

MCWH is proud to have worked with talented artist @jessicatedim.art on our Reconciliation Action Plan 2022 – 23.

MCWH have a new Strategic Plan 2022-2026

We are excited to share our Strategic Plan with you!

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Media Release: New funding to address the health impacts of FGM/C

MCWH is excited to announce that we will receive $700,000 to deliver activities to address the health impacts of female genital mutilation on women and girls, announced in the Commonwealth Budget 2022-23.

Victorian Women are sick of small change: Underinvestment in women’s health increases illness and depression

Today CEOs of Victoria’s 12 women’s health services, along with Rainbow Health Australia, are calling for an immediate uplift in investment to secure the health and wellbeing of Victorian women, following the release of alarming data which shows Victorian women have gotten sicker, more anxious and depressed since the commencement of the COVID19 pandemic.

Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support Needs for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds

We are proud to share our Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support Needs for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds. Read a Word document version of our Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support…

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