Settlement Guide: How to access mental health care

Mental illness is the third highest cause of burden of disease in Australia after cancer and cardiovascular disease. Yet, some migrant communities only use mental health services at a very low rate.Limited knowledge about the available services, cultural stigma and language barriers often turn them away from seeking help. Almost four million Australians are being diagnosed with mental illness each year. However, Mental Health Research shows that people from CALD [culturally and linguistically diverse] communities are less likely to access specialist services than others.