CALD – Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds

Family Planning NSW is a leading provider of reproductive and sexual health education for people working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including young people from those groups.

We work with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, health professionals and partner organisations across NSW to support good mental health. Multilingual resources, health professionals, shared stories, lived experience, suicide prevention etc.

Embrace provides a national platform for Australian mental health services and multicultural communities to access resources, services and information in a culturally accessible format. Mountains of knowledge, resources, personal stories, multilingual information, service providers, community information and more.

Links to mental health information in languages other than English.

Sydney Queer Muslims is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing social support, education and resources to individuals and families in NSW. The organisation is made up from a diverse range of volunteers, all united by the same faith. We aspire to support and advocate for people of diverse sexualities , genders and intersex status to reconcile their sexual identity with their faith.

Learn about what discrimination is, how the law protects you, and what your rights are if you experience discrimination. If you’ve experienced discrimination in New South Wales, you can lodge a complaint with us. Our services are free.

STARTTS provides culturally relevant psychological treatment and support, and community interventions, to help people and communities heal the scars of torture and refugee trauma and rebuild their lives in Australia. STARTTS also fosters a positive recovery environment through the provision of training to services, advocacy and policy work.

Feeling stuck between two cultures can create confusion and conflict: your family wants one thing, and you want something totally different. Australia is a multicultural country, so this is a very common situation for young Australians, but there are things you can do about it.

Our Multicultural Service is a member of NSW Settlement Partnership, designed to assist migrants and refugees with transitioning into life in Australia as easily as possible, particularly in their first five years of settlement.

The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) is an interpreting service provided by the Department of Home Affairs for people who do not speak English and for agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients.