About Us
The Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit works to improve mental health and reduce mental illness in low-resource settings and among vulnerable populations in Australia and internationally. We strengthen leadership and build capacity in government and non-government sectors to develop mental health and social support services that are high quality, equitable and affordable, and that protect the human rights of people with mental illness.
Our programs integrate research, education and development in two broad areas of work:
- A global mental health program that focuses on mental health system development in low- and middle-income countries; and
- A mental health in multicultural societies program that focuses on mental health in immigrant and refugee communities in Australia.
Head of Unit
Associate Professor Harry Minas
Unit Head, Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
h.minas@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 0901
Our Research Projects
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Toward the health promoting university: enhancing the student experience and academic outcomes
This study will compare and contrast the associations between health and wellbeing indicators, academic performance, and access to existing services for local, international and migrant students.
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Family violence in newly-arrived migrant and refugee communities
The objective of the project is to research family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) in newly arrived migrant and refugee communities in order to inform the development of resources to support effective service responses to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women and children experiencing FDSV.
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Implementation research to improve scale-up of depression services in Vietnam (IRIS-DSV)
This project will identify multi-level barriers and drivers to the implementation and scale-up of a supported self-management (SSM) intervention for adult depression in Vietnam.
Contact Us
Address
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010, Australia