VTMH’s Community Engagement with Purpose resource is a comprehensive suite of resources to support mental health workers and mental health organisations undertake community engagement work.
Improving sexual safety in mental health and wellbeing services
Resource | 2023
This Chief Psychiatrist’s guideline sets out the relevant legislation and policy and establishes minimum standards for, promoting sexual safety, supporting human rights, assessing and managing risks, identifying and responding to incidents, and reporting sexual safety incidents.
LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide 2020
Resource | 2020
The Equality Project developed the Australian LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide to ensure that lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, queer, asexual and aromantic (ace and aro) people and their families experience genuine inclusion and the realisation of their human rights in Australia.
Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide
Resource | 2019
This FECCA report explores the importance and benefits of developing culturally and linguistically diverse workforces and its link with organisational cultural competence, markers of organisational cultural competence and cultural competence training.
Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model
Resource | 2016
This document is designed to orient readers to the specialist work done by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. It describes the integrated nature of our approach to working with and for survivors of torture and other traumatic events who come from refugee backgrounds.