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Mental Health Access Issues by People of Refugee Backgrounds in Australia

Mental Health Access Issues by People of Refugee Backgrounds in Australia
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Author(s): Ndungi wa Mungai (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Jeanette Ninnis (Service for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, Australia)and Ruth (Isobel) Bailey (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 19
Source title: Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jennifer M. Martin (Swinburne University, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7402-6.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter presents a critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse refugee backgrounds delivered in a Western cultural setting. Mental health services are heavily influenced by a biomedical approach, but there is a growing understanding of the importance of culture and biopsychosocial approaches. This chapter highlights some of the institutional and cultural issues that need to be addressed for the services to be effective. Practical approaches that have worked in different places are explored and critically discussed. A recovery-oriented model that recognizes that the individual is part of the community and the importance of spirituality are canvassed.

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