Resources

Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Refugee Health Screening Service (ARPHS-RHSS)

• Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Refugee Health Screening Service
• http://www.arphs.govt.nz/health-information/promoting-health-wellbeing/refugee-health/service
• The RHSS Clinic provides screening and healthcare for all ‘quota’ refugees and asylum seekers at MRRC. Referral is made to appropriate services for ongoing medical needs including psychological services. Medical records can be requested with the permission of the client.
• Contact: (09) 276-6719

Refugees as Survivors NZ (RASNZ)

RASNZ Auckland Regional Refugee Mobile Team

• The Auckland Regional Refugee Mobile Community Clinical Team is a multidisciplinary specialist unit comprising psychologists, psychiatrists, doctor, nurse, social worker and six refugee community link workers representing the Afghan, Burmese, Somali, Iraqi, Ethiopian, Sudanese, and Kurdish communities. The Mobile Team provides mental health services in assessment, intervention, counselling, social work, body therapies and a range of culturally responsive clinical therapies for trauma, family, and resettlement issues.
• The Refugee Mobile Team collaborates with mainstream mental health services, to assist them in working more effectively with refugees. In some cases, the team will work together with mainstream providers, and in complex or high needs cases will manage cases and deliver treatment directly. http://www.aucklandras.org.nz/
• Contact Refugees as Survivors New Zealand
• Ph: (09) 270 0870
• 0800 4 RASNZ (0800 4 72769)
• Referrals to: http://www.aucklandras.org.nz/m-contact.html

Considering culture in autism screening: Clinician Tips guide

• http://www.maactearly.org/uploads/9/2/2/3/9223642/considering_culture_asd_screening_1-68_version.pdf

Translations of the M-CHAT autism screening tool with the follow-up interview (R/F)

• http://www.maactearly.org/considering-culture-in-autism-screening.html
• http://mchatscreen.com/mchat-rf/translations/
• http://mchatscreen.com

Considering culture in autism screening: Training and facilitator guidelines

• http://www.maactearly.org/uploads/9/2/2/3/9223642/considering_culture_facilitatorguide_final_102116.pdf
• http://www.maactearly.org/uploads/9/2/2/3/9223642/considering_culture_curriculum_handouts_final.pdf

Mental Health translated Information

• You will find a range of translated brochures and information and useful websites. Go to http://www.ecald.com/resources/translated-information.
• In Australia, the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service acts as a clearing-house for all health and mental health-related multilingual resources. Resources may be accessed online (http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au) Multilingual resources and publications are available. Translated resources are in 43 different languages. The website is updated monthly and resources are downloadable in pdf format.

Suicide Prevention

Living is for Everyone

Living is For Everyone (LIFE) & MMHA

Helping someone at risk of suicide:

Translated information available in the following languages: go to http://www.mhima.org.au/resources-and-information/Translated-information/translated-mental-health-information-MMHA

• Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek , Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

• Asian mental health - translated information. Go to: https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/

Bullying in schools

• All schools have policies to prevent and respond to bullying: http://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/student-wellbeing/health-and-wellbeing-programmes/bullying-prevention-and-response/
• Physical assault or cyber bullying should be notified to the police. Every region has ethnic police liaison officers. For contacts see: http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/new-arrivals/ethnic-liaison-officers

Caring for kids new to Canada

• A guide for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children and youth.
• Mental health promotion: http://www.kidsnewtocanada.ca/mental-health/mental-health-promotion
• Depression in children and youth. http://www.kidsnewtocanada.ca/mental-health/depression

Here to help

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Service

• British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Service
• http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/other-languages
• Information in: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Farsi (Persian)/ Dari, French, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Vietnamese.

Offord Centre for Child Studies – McMaster Children’s Hospital, Canada

• Information on: anxiety, autism, attention, behaviour, eating disorders, mood, substance abuse, Tourette’s.
• https://offordcentre.com/research/knowledge/
• Translated into: English, French, Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHIMA)

• The Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHIMA) website offers translated mental health information. Go to: http://www.mhima.org.au

Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH)

• Provides information and translated resources. Go to: http://www.mhima.org.au/resources-and-information/Translated-information/translated-mental-health-information-resources
• Website: http://www.vtmh.org.au

Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC)- Canada

• Provides mental health information for children, adolescents and parents
• Provides information about the following clinical instrument, available in a range of languages: General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)

Family Therapy Services for vulnerable children/young people 0-17

• Stand Children Services offer family therapy services for the most vulnerable children/young people aged 0-17 years of age (including unborns) from maltreatment/exposure to chronic trauma and to support their recovery from that exposure and enhance their wellbeing https://www.standforchildren.org.nz/familytherapy/?rq=family%20therapy.

List of Asian and Refugee services

• You will find a list of other Asian and Refugee services information here. http://www.ecald.com/resources/migrant-and-refugee-services

Useful websites

• eCALD^® Services (2016). Courses and Resources. http://www.ecald.com/.
• New Zealand Immigration (2016). New Zealand Refugee Quota Programme. Wellington: New Zealand Immigration, MBIE. Retrieved from: www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/what-we-do/our-strate.g.ies-and-projects/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/refugee-and-protection-unit/new-zealand-refugee-quota-programme. Download Refugee Quota factsheets on major refugee groups currently being resettled in New Zealand including: Afghanistan, Colombia. Myanmar, Rohingya, Sri Lanka and Syria.
• Cultural Profiles in New Zealand. New Zealand Peoples. https://teara.govt.nz.
• Queensland Health (2016) Multicultural Health. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/.
• Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners (2010) Cross-Cultural Health Care Resource Guide. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/11709496/cross-cultural-health-care-resource-guide-childrens-mercy-.
• Ethnomed (2016). Pediatric Patient Education Topics. Available at: https://ethnomed.org/patient-education/pediatric-health-topics. University of Washington: Harbourview Medical Center.
• SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages) (2016). http://spiral.tufts.edu.

Parenting information including children with special needs

• The SKIP website is a tool to help parenting organisations and parents with positive parenting. Strategies with Kids - Information for Parents (SKIP) provides support, information and parenting strategies for parents and caregivers of children up to 5 years old.
• The SKIP website www.skip.org.nz has resources in 19 languages including: Arabic, English, Te Reo Maori, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Cook Island Maori, Farsi, Fijian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Samoan, Spanish, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese.
• Topics include: Jealousy and fighting, Managing behaviour, Children with special needs, Ages and stages, Tantrums and temperament, Tips on stress etc.

Autism – Information for Parents translated

(Massachusetts Act Early)

• Translated Parent Information Sheets, ASD Fact Sheets, and other helpful materials. 
• Information for Parents in: English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Arabic, Korean, Nepali, Farsi, Serbo-Croatian, Nepali, Burmese, Thai, Tagalog, Japanese. Go to: http://www.maactearly.org/translated-materials.html

Autism – Information for Parents- Translated

• Translated Parent Information Sheets, ASD Fact Sheets, and other helpful materials. 
• Hindi - http://www.positivepartnerships.com.au/

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

• Asian mental health - translated information. Go to: https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/

Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MMHA)

Translated information available in the following languages: go to http://www.mhima.org.au/resources-and-information/Translated-information/translated-mental-health-information-MMHA

What is an anxiety disorder?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

What is a bipolar mood disorder?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Challenging behaviours

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

What is a depressive disorder?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

 What is an eating disorder?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

What is mental illness?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

What is a personality disorder?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

What is schizophrenia?

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Supporting parents and families: the mental health and well-being of children and young people

Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Korean Mental Health and Recovery resource

Towards My Inner Han-gun-ghin: Mental Health and Recovery is a booklet written in Korean which provides useful information about mental health for Koreans living in New Zealand. It includes a brief introduction to major mental illnesses, a step-by-step guide on how to get help from a range of mental health organisations, different types of treatments and interventions available and useful contact details to get help. Downloadable from: https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/assets/ResourceFinder/SWT-R.Booklet-2016-Final-Draft.pdf

Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHIMA)

The Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHIMA) website offers translated mental health information. Go to: http://www.mhima.org.au

Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH)

Provides information and translated resources. Go to: www.mhima.org.au/resources-and-information/Translated-information/translated-mental-health-information-resources

Website: www.vtmh.org.au

WHO Depression – Let’s Talk Campaign

Depression – Let’s Talk Campaign Information available in English; Arabic; Chinese; French; Russian; Spanish

http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/March_2017_mhGAP_Newsletter.pdf?ua=1

Korean/Chinese videos for parents of children with disabilities

• Seven videos introduce parents to the New Zealand disability sector.
• The videos have been recorded in English and produced in three versions with English, Korean and simplified Chinese subtitles. They follow an age-related, progressive format, so that parents can watch them individually or one after another.
• They cover a variety of topics on health and disability, education and social supports which families may be eligible for. The videos include power point slides with basic explanations and links to useful websites.
• The videos are available on YouTube and Vimeo. The YouTube version can be accessed through the Disability Connect website disabilityconnect.org.nz and on the Chinese website www.skykiwi.com.

Disability Connect:

Information for Parents of children with disabilities

Disability Support Guide

• This free support guide is designed to help parents and families of children and young people who have been recently diagnosed with a disability. The booklet aims to help families navigate their way throughout the disability sector, and sheds some light on the roles of the various ministries and organisations involved in the sector including Ministries of Health, Education, Social Development, Work & Income, CYFs and Non-Government Organisations. Included is information on some supports which families may be eligible for. There is also information on disability policy and legislation in New Zealand.
• The disability sector can be complicated to understand so this over-arching guidebook may be useful to families regardless of the age of their loved one.
• To order your free copy of the Disability Support Guide, please email Disability Connect on admin@disabilityconnect.org.nz, or call us on 636 0351. The Disability Support guide is now available in English, and Simplified Chinese, Korean and Arabic.
• English: http://disabilityconnect.org.nz/resources/disability-support-guide/. (Simplified Chinese, Korean, Arabic)

Parents Guide e-booklet

• Parent’s Guide e-booklet.
• Beginnings Guides (USA).
• Available in English or Spanish: www.be.g.inningsguides.com/Free-E-Preview.html.

Services for teenage gambling

Asian Problem Gambling Public Health Services

(Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese)

Asian Family Services

National

Refugees as Survivors NZ (RASNZ)

RASNZ Auckland Regional Refugee Mobile Team

The Auckland Regional Refugee Mobile Community Clinical Team is a multidisciplinary specialist unit comprising psychologists, psychiatrists, doctor, nurse, social worker and six refugee community link workers representing the Afghan, Burmese, Somali, Iraqi, Ethiopian, Sudanese, and Kurdish communities. The Mobile Team provides mental health services in assessment, intervention, counselling, social work, body therapies and a range of culturally responsive clinical therapies for trauma, family, and resettlement issues.

The Refugee Mobile Team collaborates with mainstream mental health services, to assist them in working more effectively with refugees. In some cases, the team will work together with mainstream providers, and in complex or high needs cases will manage cases and deliver treatment directly.

http://www.aucklandras.org.nz/

Contact Refugees as Survivors New Zealand

Ph: (09) 270 0870

0800 4 RASNZ (0800 4 72769)

Referrals to: http://www.aucklandras.org.nz/m-contact.html

Auckland

Shine (Safer Homes in NZ Everyday): support and Safe House accommodation for Victims of domestic violence

Shine offers a national toll-free Helpline (0508-744-633) that operates 7 days/week, from 9am to 11pm, which is staffed by trained professionals. Shine Safety First Advocates in Auckland Central and North shore offer support and advocacy for women and children who have experienced abuse. Shine Safe House offers safe and supportive accommodation for women and children on Auckland’s North shore. KIDshine offers support specifically for children who have experienced domestic abuse. www.2shine.org.nz.

National

Umma Trust - Services for Muslim youth- Social work support for women and families (including youth from Muslim backgrounds)

Umma Trust - Social and Community Support for families from Muslim and Refugee backgrounds (see website: http://www.ummatrust.co.nz/services/). UMMA Trust provides CYFS accredited social work support for women and families, as well as support groups.

To refer a person or family please contract UMMA Trust by email ummatrust@xtra.co.nz or telephone 09 815-0153.

Address: 830 New North Road, Mt Albert, Auckland 1025.

Hours: 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday – Friday.

Auckland

Disability Connect - Services for families with disabled children and young people

Disability resource centre for families with children 0-21 years old.

The service has cross cultural support workers and uses interpreters for non-English speaking parents.

Disability Connect offers families with children with disabilities information and advice about the services and supports available to children, young people and their families. The service has cross-cultural support workers and uses interpreters for non-English speaking parents.

http://disabilityconnect.org.nz/how-we-can-help/.

Contact details:

Phone (09) 636 0351
Facsimile (09) 636 0354

Physical Address

3B Olive Road (up driveway), Penrose, Auckland 1061.

Postal Address

PO Box 13 385, Onehunga, Auckland 1643.

Auckland

Auckland District Health Board: Asian clinical consultation service.

Asian cultural community health workers

Transcultural mental health service

ADHB Asian mental health service

Transcultural mental heath service. For referral information go to;

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/mental-health-specialty/auckland-dhb-community-mental-health-services/

Auckland central

Asian cultural coordinators

WDHB Asian mental health service

Referrals

Anyone can make a referral to use the WDHB AMHS e.g. self referral, GP, psychiatrist, counsellor, and other practitioners. For the referral form to to: http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/Asian-Mental-Health-Service/Eligibility-Referrals/Referral-Form

Contact details: http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/Asian-Mental-Health-Service/Contact-Our-Team.

Waitemata region

Community Alcohol and Drugs Services

(CADS) Asian Counselling Services available for Asian youth.

Regional Community

Alcohol and Drug Services

For referral information go to:

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/mental-health-specialty/community-alcohol-and-drug-services-cads/im:468277/.

Auckland

Counselling and support service for young people.

Online youth support and personal development programme

Youth health service

Training and seminars

www.youthline.co.nz

talk@youthline.co.nz

Youthline Central

Youthline Waitakere

Youthline North Shore

Youthline Manukau

Auckland wide

Playgroups for mothers and their children 0-5 years old from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

Locations: Central Auckland, West Auckland, South Auckland

Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable Trust (ARMS)

Auckland

Youth Mental Health Initiatives lead by MoH and MoE

http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/mental-health-and-addictions/youth-mental-health-project/youth-mental-health-project-initiatives

Ministry of Health – project lead

1. School Based Health Services

Maintain and expand funding to School Based Health Services to decile 3 secondary schools.

2. HEEADSSS Wellness Check

Expand the use of the HEEADSSS wellness checks in schools and primary care settings. HEEADSSS stands for Home, Education/Employment, Eating, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide and Depression, Safety.

3. Primary Mental Health

Expand funding to extend the current primary mental health service to all youth in the 12–19 year age group and their families.

4. E-Therapy

Review and implement an internet-based e-therapy tool for young people to provide treatment that will focus on common anxiety and depression. This tool is called SPARX.

5. Primary Care Responsiveness to Youth

Improve the responsiveness of primary care to youth including through drop-in services.

Youth One Stop Shops (YOSS) – interim funding and secure funding pathways.

6. CAMHS & AOD Follow up

Review and improve follow-up care for those discharged from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and youth Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services.

7. CAMHS and Youth AOD Access

Improve access to CAMHS and youth AOD services through DHB wait time targets and integrated case management services.

National

Support for LGBTQI communities

Free counseling

HIV tests

HIV prevention

HIV research

They have Asian outreach programmes

NZ AIDS Foundation

National

Helping young queer and gender diverse people up to ages of 27

Information

Advocacy

Professional development

Drop in Centre

Peer support groups

Consultation

Training and youth development

Rainbow Youth

National

Preventing, Dealing and Complaining about Race-Related Bullying

All schools have policies regarding preventing and dealing with bullying.

Ministry of Education has published information for schools on how to prevent bullying or dealing effectively with bullying if it occurs on their school. Website: http://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/student-wellbeing/health-and-wellbeing-programmes/bullying-prevention-and-response/.

When assault or cyber bullying is involved, it is a criminal matter, police should be notified. Every region in New Zealand has ethnic police liaison officers. Ethnic Liaison officers are advertised on the police website http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/new-arrivals/ethnic-liaison-officers

A complaint can be made to the Race Relations Conciliator Office - Human Rights Commission for race-related discrimination and bullying issues: https://www.hrc.co.nz/enquiries-and-complaints/how-make-complaint/.