The following brochures have been developed for use by mental health professionals when dealing with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Depression is never really 'black and white' - some facts about depression (PDF files)
Available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Coping with mental illness in the family (PDF files)
Available in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.
What is mental illness? (PDF files)
Available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Coping personally after major disasters and cyclones (PDF files)
Available in Croatian, English, Greek, Hmong, Italian, Maltese, Punjabi and Tagalog.
Psychological responses to traumatic stress: What to expect (PDF files)
Available in English, Greek, Hmong, Italian, Maltese and Punjabi.
Coping with a disaster: Information for times of stress (PDF files)
Available in Croatian, English, Greek, Hmong, Italian, Maltese, Punjabi and Tagalog.
Mental Health Inventory (PDF files)
Available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Filipino, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Samoan,Serbian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Mental Health Review Tribunal
The Mental Health Review Tribunal has translated two of its brochures into languages other than English. The brochures, A Brief Guide and A Guide to Family and Friends at Tribunal Hearings have been translated into Cantonese, Chinese, Italian, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.
The brochures are available on the Tribunal's website.
Mental Health Act
The following factsheets have been translated into Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Dinka, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
The brochures are available on their website.
The Glossary of mental health terms was developed by the QTMHC for use by interpreters and translators working in the mental health area. The glossary contains key terms and an explanation of those terms in various community languages.
Family help kit covering child and adolescent mental health problems; challenging behaviours; grief and loss; fears and anxiety; Post Traumatic stress; depression; suicide prevention; psychosis; and body image and eating disorders. Duration: 57:25mins. Available in: Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, English, Hindi, Greek, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Mandarin, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, Turkish & Vietnamese.
Health and wellbeing of older people covering life changes; emotional health; and support programs and services. Duration: 31:28mins. Available in: Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish & Vietnamese.
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