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Increasing calls for culturally specific mental health treatment

calls to include people from Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Background into mental health research

A leading academic has raised concerns that rates of mental illness among Australia's migrant communities are not being accurately recorded - meaning many cases go un-treated. It's prompted calls for culturally-specific programs to record and treat the conditions.


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By Luke Waters

Presented by Maridel Martinez

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A leading academic has raised concerns that rates of mental illness among Australia's migrant communities are not being accurately recorded - meaning many cases go un-treated. It's prompted calls for culturally-specific programs to record and treat the conditions.



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