Mental Health
Referral Points
Queensland wide
Qld Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
Qld Transcultural Mental Health Centre Consultation Service
Multicultural Mental Health Coordinators
South East Qld
Mental Health Referral Pathway for patients from refugee backgrounds April 2018
This online interactive Referral Tool is designed for Health Professionals to find mental health referral options for children and adults of a refugee background in SE Qld (Updated April 2018) . This list was is not exhaustive and is to be used only as a Guide.
Brisbane South
Psychological Therapies Services (formerly known as ATAPS) – mild to moderate – Intake through World Wellness Group
NOTE: Contact Brisbane South PHN regarding the availability of free interpreting services for Allied Health Professionals. More information here.
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Psychiatric Assessment Service at Mater Refugee Complex Care Clinic (MRCCC)
- More information here
- GP Referral Form -word doc
- GP Referral Form – rtf version
- Referral form for Community
Harmony Place – a community-based multicultural organisation that provides culturally responsive services to strengthen the mental health and well-being of people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Brisbane North
PHN – Brisbane MIND and other services
NOTE: Contact Brisbane North PHN regarding the availability of free interpreting services for Allied Health Professionals. More information here.
Darling Downs & West Moreton
PHN – Mental Health Referral Forms
NOTE: Contact DDWM PHN regarding the availability of free interpreting services for Allied Health Professionals. More information here.
Gold Coast
Resources for Health Professionals
- Tips for Mental Health Services (working with people from CALD backgrounds) (QLD, 2015)
- Refugees and asylum seekers: Supporting recovery from trauma (Trauma and Grief Network)
- Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre – New additions posted to website monthly.
- Cultural diversity and assessment: a resource for mental health practitioners (July 2018) – Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. More info here.
- Cross-cultural Mental Health Care: A Resource Kit for GPs and Mental Health Professionals (NSW)
- Refugees advice to physicians about how to ask about mental health
- Emerging Minds – The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health offers innovative online, free courses available 24-7, specifically designed to support practice.
- Liver Health and Mental Health Worker Resource – designed to raise awareness of the links between mental health and liver health Download it here.
Resources for Community Members
The Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma have developed a brochure for community leaders about mental health. Download the English brochure Information for Community Leaders about Mental Health and to download versions written in Tigrinya, Kirundi and Somali see the QPASTT website.
Translated mental health resources
Beyondblue bring together a series of reputable translated resources covering a range of topics including pregnancy and new parents, information for families, general mental health information, and information for health professionals. Visit the page HERE
Queensland Health have translated fact sheets about the Mental Health Act.