Interview with Qanita Ahmed

Qanita Ahmed has raised concerns that rates of mental illness among Australia's migrant communities are not being accurately recorded - meaning many cases go un-treated. Mental illness isn't uncommon among new arrivals to Australia - especially those who have experienced trauma through war, famine, disease or even time in refugee camps and also the social factors that impact mental illness - what are the societal and cultural factors that we can manipulate to change a mental health situation - it's not always relational problems which is how most people identify mental health issues as. We need to de-stigmatise we need to raise awareness - we need to use innovative and clever means of reaching populations - people in a way that speaks to them culturally in a way that is culturally nuanced she said.

Qanita Ahmed. Source: SBS Bangla