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The Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC) Knowledge Hub aims to link you with the latest research and resources relevant to the mental health of culturally and linguistically diverse people in Australia.

Clicking on the title of the resource will take you directly to the publisher's website. Where available we have included links to the full text of items.
If the full text is not freely available online, your hospital or local council library can assist you to locate the full text.
If you are a TMHC Staff Member or Clinical Contractor please contact us at [email protected] with details of the reference you require.

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New in February


Title Author Source
From multilevel to trans-level interventions: A critical next step for creating sustainable social change to improve mental health Goodkind, J. R. and Hess, J. M. et al. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2025) 95(1), 1–11
Respect at uni: study into antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and the experience of First Nations people Interim report Australian Human Rights Commission (2024)
National Autism Strategy 2025-2031 Australian Government, Department of Social Services (2025)
Mai mana: Exploring Pacific peoples experiences of resilience in Aotearoa. Taumoepeau, M. & Taungapeau, F. et al. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (2025)
Measurement properties of the Thai translation of the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) and comparison of recovery experiences between Thai and Australian consumers living with serious mental illness Khemthong, S. and Scanlan, J.N. et. al. Transcultural Psychiatry (2024) 61(6):823-832.
The Somali Distress and Resilience Scale: Development of a novel measure for Somali adults Terrana, A. and Bruno, W. et al. Transcultural Psychiatry (2024) 61(6):915-927
Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand Sharma, V. and Ramalho, R. et al. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (2025) 30(1).
Vision Statement: A mentally healthy Australia Mental Health Australia (2025)
Addressing Challenges Faced by Chinese and South Asian Origin Communities in Political Participation and Media Literacy A Toolkit of Recommendations for Australian Public Services and Institutions Khorana, S.,Yang, F. and Zheng, H. et al. Media Futures Hub, University of New South Wales, Sydney (2025)
Diagnostic changes in a specialized psychiatric outpatient clinic for migrants: An observational study Bruhn, M. and Skammeritz, S. et al. Transcultural Psychiatry (2025)
Bridging cross-cultural assessment gaps: developing and validating a pictorial psychological distress scale Khawaja, N., Smith, M., and To, N. T. N. Australian Psychologist (2024) 1–14.

New in December

 

Title Author Source
Mental Health in Education Report Building mentally healthy learning communities A snapshot from the Be You National Mental Health in Education Survey 2024 Beyond Blue (2024)
Relevant words for communities with diverse sexualities, genders, bodies, relationships, families, and cultures when using health services Western Sydney Local Health District & STARTTS (2024)
Tracking the course of depressive and anxiety symptoms across adolescence (the CATS study): a population-based cohort study in Australia Robson, E.M. and Husin, H. M. et al. The Lancet Psychiatry (2024)
National Carer Strategy 2024-2034 Australian Government, Department of Social Services (2024)
Trauma, genes, or spirits? Development of a scale to provide a more nuanced understanding of refugees' causal attributions for mental health problems Dumke, L. and Wilker, S. et al. SSM - Mental Health (2023) 4, 100276
A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Afghan Refugee Mental Health: A Cultural Adaptation Analysis Hosseini, Z. and Syed, H. et al. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (2024) 55(1), 25-46.
Mental health service utilization and help seeking behaviours of adult Cambodians living in Western countries: A systematic scoping review Vannaral, T. and Doroud, N. et al. International Journal of Social Psychiatry (2024) 70(4):778-791
Experiences of resettled Iraqi and Syrian refugee young people and families with a mental health triage and assessment service King, A.J. and Monson, K. et al. Transcultural Psychiatry (2024)