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VTMH is working on a new co-designed project that seeks to identify the range of factors that lead to the “invisiblising” of experiences of cultural and racial marginalisation within the Victorian lived and living experience workforce.  Both lived and living experience, and diverse communities, have been highlighted as priorities in the Royal Commission into Victoria’s… Read more »

On November 6, Victorian Transcultural Mental Health will hold its biennial forum at the Djerring Flemington Hub. The theme of this year’s forum is “Practice and research innovations towards culturally responsive systems”.  Across Victoria, there is innovative thinking and action that strengthens the cultural responsiveness of our sector. This forum is an opportunity to shed… Read more »

Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH) has been working with Kenya Community Victoria (KCV) to engage the state’s Kenyan community on mental health issues.  The project began in 2024, with VTMH and KCV planning out the initial stages for the project and officially beginning the partnership.   The team identified the effectiveness of community advocates who can… Read more »

This last year, we’ve held six seminars for the mental health sector. We’ve enjoyed the company of over 400 attendees from across the sector. We started the year with Empowerment thought community-led responses to racism, focusing on a project co-designed by Victoria University, Wyndham City Council, and the Wyndham Community and Education Centre to combat… Read more »