“Refugee Week is an important time as it encourages us all to reflect on the conflicts that drive people from their home and become refugees or displaced persons in their own countries. It also gives us time to recognise and acknowledge the significant...
Have you ever had a meeting with a client from a migrant or refugee background that didn’t go well and you’re not sure why? The Multicultural Drug & Alcohol Partnership (MDAP) works specifically with the South Sudanese community in Yarra to discuss concerns...
The Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS) has been running a Peer Education program for almost a decade with diverse communities including: Indian, Filipino, Thai Chinese, South Sudanese, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Karen (from Myanmar) and Liberian. The peer...
Join the Multicultural Drug & Alcohol Partnership (MDAP), and their partner organisations, for a community forum on June 5th 1pm – 4pm. Attend in person, or join on Zoom, for a discussion and Q&A on; The MDAP program Alcohol, drugs (AoD) & mental...
The Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is making sure that everyone living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has a better understanding of its HIV treating drugs. Gilead Sciences has now launched a software application (App) called HealthVu that provides...
CEH has taken the opportunity to restructure to encourage and support collaboration across teams as well as support improved career pathways. An internal expression of Interest process was conducted and four new Coordinator roles filled. We are excited to announce...
The Multicultural Drug and Alcohol Partnership (MDAP) has warmly welcomed 18 young people of South Sudanese background as new Peer Educators with the partnership. Recruited by the MDAP Outreach Team, they will engage with their peers, family, and networks about the...
In early 2020 CEH’s Multicultural Health Support Service worked with Ballarat Community Health (BCH) to develop and implement a peer educator training project. This project was funded under the Safer Pathways for Women from Refugee and Immigrant Backgrounds. The...
The Speaking COVID-19 training project (funded by the Victorian Government Multicultural Taskforce) has come to an end. Between October 2020 and April 2021, CEH has run 50 workshops for more than 500 Bicultural Workers – numbers that were not foreseen when the project...
The International Student Sexual Health Network (ISSHN) is nationwide network of over 55 professionals, established by the Multicultural Health & Support Service (MHSS) in 2015, to promote the sexual and reproductive health of international students studying in...
