Listening Beyond the System - Bicultural Voices on Mental Health

Victorian Bicultural Workers Network
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This podcast is part of the work of the Victorian Bicultural Workers Network, facilitated by cohealth’s Bicultural Program. Through these conversations, Bicultural Workers share their communities’ experiences of mental health, wellbeing, and accessing supports. These stories are shared to help mainstream services better understand the needs, strengths, and perspectives of refugee and migrant communities, and to reflect on how they can work more effectively and safely alongside them. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast is recorded.

Episodes

  1. May 27

    Nesrudin Mohamed Salah

    Refugee health nurse Nesrudin Mohamed Salah shares reflections on mental health, migration and wellbeing within the Harari and broader Ethiopian community. Drawing on both his clinical and lived experience, Nesrudin explores the role of faith, community connection, language and cultural understanding in supporting culturally safe mental health care for refugee communities.

    22 min
  2. Shadow Toke

    Apr 23

    Shadow Toke

    Shadow, a Karen community member from Burma, shares her multifaceted work as an interpreter, bicultural worker, and researcher and PHD candidate. Shadow's work is focused on improving access for refugee and migrant communities. She reflects on how culture, language, and lived experience shape understandings of mental health, highlighting the need for trust, culturally safe care, and more supported bicultural and interpreting roles within the mental health system.

    31 min
  3. Tenzin Lobsang Khangsar

    Mar 30

    Tenzin Lobsang Khangsar

    Tenzin is a Tibetan community leader and bicultural worker who shares his experience supporting newly arrived Tibetans as they navigate settlement challenges and systemic barriers. He also reflects on ancient Tibetan wisdom and how cultural and religious practices support wellbeing.

    15 min
  4. Sara Mohsen

    Mar 4

    Sara Mohsen

    Sara shares her perspectives on mental health and mainstream service access as an Egyptian, Muslim Woman - A Bicultural worker living and working in Naarm

    24 min
  5. Nanchok Chol

    Feb 10

    Nanchok Chol

    Nanchok shares her perspectives on mental health as a South Sudanese, Bicultural Lived experience worker, mother, writer and artist.

    14 min
  6. Walters Mbi

    Jan 30

    Walters Mbi

    Walters shares his perspectives on mental health as a Anglophone Cameroonian Bicultural Mental Health Peer Worker

    19 min
  7. Mona Adnani-Salehi

    Jan 22

    Mona Adnani-Salehi

    Mona shares her perspectives on mental health as a Muslim, Iranian/Arabic Bicultural Worker

    18 min
  • 7 Episodes

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This podcast is part of the work of the Victorian Bicultural Workers Network, facilitated by cohealth’s Bicultural Program. Through these conversations, Bicultural Workers share their communities’ experiences of mental health, wellbeing, and accessing supports. These stories are shared to help mainstream services better understand the needs, strengths, and perspectives of refugee and migrant communities, and to reflect on how they can work more effectively and safely alongside them. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast is recorded.

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