Why Take Up the Challenge?• People who have migrated from countries in crisis are considered at greater risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues

• Dearth of culturally relevant mental health promotion resources

• How do people from Afghanistan, Burma and North and South Sudan experience and heal from depression in Australia?

Stewardship Group (core project team) –•isee-ilearn – project oversight, data collection, create resource, facilitate process evaluation and support impact evaluation•beyondblue – support project implementation and process evaluation, facilitate community engagement through established networks, market resource, conduct 6 and 12 month impact evaluation of the resource•The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) – invest financially in the project, support project implementation and reporting, provide input into project and evaluation design

Action Focussed Work Teams (fluid team of people and organisations who contribute to the project with

networks, community engagement, review of the resource, and feedback about content and accuracy of

message)•Foundation House•Melaleuca Refugee Centre•Individual community organisations•Academics, health service providers, etc

North and South Sudanese people

Afghanistan people

Karen (from Burma) people

•Contribute their stories of depression and healing

•Feedback on the accuracy and value of the resources

Constellations of Action Focused Work Teams

foster links with communities

provide support where needed

review message and format of resources

Stewardship Groupproject oversight

collect datacreate the product

evaluation of the project and impact of the resource

Resource

Resource

Resource

Resource

Resource

Resource

VIC

VIC

Universal Stories of Healing from Depression

Schematic Project Plan

Community

Community

Community

Partnership coordination group guide planning

help flow of informationtroubleshooting

VIC

English

English

English

Dari

Sudanese Arabic

Karen

Project Objectives• Increase knowledge and awareness of

depression and healing• Provide an effective tool for increasing

awareness of depression and healing• Build opportunities for communities to learn

from each other’s experience

Important aspects for developing a Cultural Bridge:

• Language • Social Time e.g. Sharing a meal• Social Setting

Story Development with People from Afghanistan

Watch the stories on DVD and via online

Watch the stories via the online italk Library

Create your own story or in your language