'Migrants not using Australia's mental health support system adequately'.
Non english speaking migrants to Australia using less mental health services in the country, according to a report by ABS. Source: AAP
New data suggests people born overseas and who do not speak English at home are less likely to use mental-health services. The study from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found just 6 per cent of migrants used at least one mental-health service as recently as 2011. Melbourne Psychiatrist Dr Anupam Pokharel spoke to SBS Nepali about whether this report surprised him.
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