North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne have developed a colourful 2o page brochure called Hepatitis C: Good news about treatment, Viêm gan siêu vi C Tin Mừng về Điều Trị and 丙型肝炎 关于治疗方 法的好消息. The…
Can we all be feminists?
New writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 others on intersectionality, identity and the way forward for feminism Edited by June Eric Udorie MCWH is excited to add this collection of essays to our library, featuring seventeen writers from…
Framing violence prevention in meaningful ways
In collaboration with Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), MCWH developed a handy tip sheet for anyone working to prevent violence against women.
Intersectionality Matters: A new resource for preventing violence against women
Intersectionality Matters: A guide to engaging immigrant and refugee communities to prevent violence against women
New international evidence on violence in immigrant and refugee communities
A review of international evidence published today has confirmed that migration helps make immigrant and refugee women more vulnerable to men’s violence against women. Violence occurs in all communities and cultures across Australia, but immigrant and refugee women face structural…
ReMINDer Resource Kit – A Handy Guide for International Students
MCWH were happy to be recent sponsors of Monash University’s Student Placement Program. We welcomed two international students, Tiffany and Yan, who were working on their 4th year project, “Mind your Mind”. As one of the project deliverables, Tiffany and…
Launch of the Bbkayi Report
Bbkayi means Baby plus two in Cantonese. It’s the title of a report which outlines the enablers and barriers for Chinese women in the City of Whitehorse to access antenatal, maternal and parent support. The study found that family and…
Common Threads Report and Best Practice Guide Launched by Maria Vamvakinou
On 4 December the Federal Member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou MP, launched the MCWH Common Threads Report and Best Practice Guide in Melbourne. Vamvakinou launched the publications on behalf of the Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek, and spoke passionately about…
Tasmanian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Advocacy Project Report
A new report funded by the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services has been published as part of the national Points of Departure project initiated by MCWH. The Tasmanian Project aimed to further increase advocacy skills through workshops with…