Reports & Publications
An integrated approach to diversity equity and inclusion in mental health service provision in Victoria
Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (2021). An Integrated Approach to Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Mental Health Service Provision in Victoria: A Position Paper. Victorian Transcultural Mental Health.
Recommendations for a culturally responsive mental health system
Plowman, M. & Izzo, S. (2021). Recommendations for a culturally responsive mental health system. Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria & Victorian Transcultural Mental Health.
Breaking the cycle of trauma – Koori parenting what works for us
Gee, G., Lesniowska, R., Santhanam-Martin, R. & Chamberlain, C. (2020). Breaking the cycle of trauma – Koori parenting what works for us. First Peoples Child & Family Review, 15(2), 45-66.
Partners in diversity: A transcultural and community mental health collaboration to build organisational cultural responsiveness
De Silva, S. & McDonough, S. (2020). Partners in diversity: A transcultural and community mental health collaboration to build organisational cultural responsiveness. Fitzroy, VIC: Victorian Transcultural Mental Health.
Re-building trust and connectedness in exile: The role of health and social institutions
Santhanam-Martin, R. (2020). Re-building trust and connectedness in exile: The role of health and social institutions. In L. De Haene & C. Rousseau (Eds.), Working with refugee families: Trauma and exile in family relationships (pp. 265-276). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Recovering from mental illness and suicidal behaviour in a culturally diverse context: The use of digital storytelling
Colucci, E. & McDonough, S. (2020). Recovering from mental illness and suicidal behaviour in a culturally diverse context: The use of digital storytelling. In V. Lo, C. Berry, G. Liping (Eds.), Film and the Chinese medical humanities. London UK: Routledge.
Approaching work with interpreters in mental health settings: Project report
Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. (2019). Approaching work with interpreters in mental health settings: Project report. Fitzroy, VIC: Victorian Transcultural Mental Health.
People of immigrant and refugee background sharing experiences of mental health recovery: Reflections and recommendations on using digital storytelling
McDonough, S. & Colucci, E. (2021). People of immigrant and refugee background sharing experiences of mental health recovery: reflections and recommendations on using digital storytelling. Visual Communication, 20(1), 134-156. DOI:10.1177/1470357218820651.
Vox pop: Cultural diversity and mental health
Katsifis, V., Oehm, D., Di Mezza, S. & Cranfield, D. (2017). Vox pop: Cultural diversity and mental health. New Paradigm. Winter, 27-29.
Evaluation of cultural responsiveness using a transcultural secondary consultation model
Santhanam-Martin, R., Fraser, N., Jenkins, A. & Tuncer, C. (2017). Evaluation of cultural responsiveness using a transcultural secondary consultation model. Transcultural Psychiatry, 54(4), 488–501.