Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHiMA)

The MHiMA project is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health, to provide a national focus for advice and support to providers and governments on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

MHiMA Project Updates

  • Personal stories

    Short films

    20 Mar 2014

    Finding our Way, stories created by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with emotional and mental health issues. 
    Watch the stories

  • A new framework

    Towards culturally inclusive services

    20 Mar 2014

    The Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia is now available. 

    Go to the MHiMA Framework website.

  • Knowledge exchange

    Find and share information

    28 Mar 14

    Find new books and recent reviews and check what's new in the literature. 

    Browse the collectionshare news about education and training and watch personal stories.   

  • Webinar

    Mental Health Professionals’ Network

    Join mental health practitioners from across the country to take part in a live webinar broadcast, Collaborative Care and Mental Health of People from Migrant Backgrounds, featuring an interdisciplinary panel discussing a young Indian woman’s transition to living in Australia.  Presented by MHPN in collaboration with MHiMA. Tuesday 3rd June at 6.45 pm AEST. Register here.