Multicultural mental health resources for communities

We support multicultural communities in NSW by providing mental health information, translated resources, helplines and community programs.

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Transcultural Mental Health Line

The Transcultural Mental Health Line is a telephone service that supports people from multicultural and diverse backgrounds living in NSW.

Call 1800 648 911 for support. The line is open from 9am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Learn more about the Transcultural Mental Health Line.

Translated resources in your language

Search by language

Find downloadable mental health resources in over 40 community languages.

Search by topic

Discover multilingual mental health and wellbeing brochures, factsheets and resources for families, seniors, children, carers, refugees and more.

Stories and support

The Transcultural Mental Health Centre supports people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who are living, or have lived, with mental illness or mental health concerns.

Shared stories

The Our Shared Stories Project shares real-life mental health journeys from people of diverse backgrounds, offering hope and understanding to support others in multicultural communities.

Read lived experience stories

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Support for carers

Our Carer Support Program provides support and information for carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities who are looking after someone experiencing a mental illness or childhood disorder.

View carer information

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Suicide prevention

It's important to know that you're not alone, help is available. Find suicide prevention information and resources for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and for health and mental health professionals.

Find suicide prevention resources

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Mental health services

Find a list of mental health organisations and services that you can reach out to for mental health support.

Mental health support services

Communities

Community mental health profiles

Find mental health profiles for specific cultural groups which outline each community’s background, mental health needs, and in-language resources.

Building community capacity in refugee populations

The Transcultural Mental Health Centre works to improve mental health and wellbeing among newly arrived refugee communities with a focus on prevention and staying well. 


Your healthcare rights and responsibilities

Understand your healthcare rights under the NSW Mental Health Act. The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights is available in 32 languages.

The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights translations
Acknowledgement of lived experience

The Transcultural Mental Health Centre would like to acknowledge and thank people with diverse lived and living experiences of mental health, as well as the families, friends and carers who support them.

We would like to acknowledge those who have experience of suicide, including those who have attempted suicide and those bereaved by suicide.

Contact Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Address: Locked Bag 7118, Parramatta CBD, NSW 2124

General enquiries:(02) 9912 3850Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm
Transcultural Mental Health Line:1800 648 911Mental health support for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in NSW. Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
Clinical Consultation Service:(02) 9912 3851Available to public mental health services Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
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