Embrace Multicultural Mental Health Project

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to facilitate a national focus on mental health and suicide prevention for people from CALD backgrounds. The Project aims to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for people from CALD backgrounds by supporting mental health service providers to improve cultural responsiveness and accessibility of mental health services.  The objectives of this grant opportunity are:  To improve accessibility of suicide prevention resources and services for CALD communities through the Suicide Prevention Pilot (SPP).  Deliver a report on the State of Mental Health in Multicultural Australia.   This is in addition, to the overarching objectives of the project:  Effective CALD consumers and carer participation at all levels of mental health service planning, delivery, and evaluation.   Improving outcomes in access, coordination across the continuum of care, quality and safety for CALD mental health consumers, carers, and their families.  Increasing mental health awareness, knowledge, and capacity in CALD communities via culturally inclusive promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives.   Building a culturally responsive and diverse mental health workforce which is supported to deliver culturally and linguistically inclusive practice.  The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:  Expand on the work from the first year (phase 1) of the SPP, this includes building upon the learnings, partnerships, and outcomes. In addition, focusing on broader sector engagement and capacity building to improve access to services and suicide prevention resources for CALD communities.   Contribute to the literature on the mental health of CALD communities in Australia by delivering a report on the State of Mental Health in Multicultural Australia.   To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.