Useful information and support

Are you are parent or carer of a person from a culturally and linguistically diverse community (CALD) with intellectual disability? Here are some useful resources especially for you.

Embrace Mental Health

Embrace Mental Health has information on mental health and health and wellbeing for people from multicultural backgrounds.

Transcultural Mental Health Centre

The Transcultural Mental Health Centre works in communities across NSW to support positive mental health for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

CALD carer support group

CALD carer support group caring for someone with mental health issues.

Health Translations

A search bank that provides a range of translated resources about Health and Wellbeing in language other than English.

The Centre for Cultural Diversity and Aging

The Centre for Cultural Diversity and Aging has a list of information on Disability and Mental, Health visit.

Carers Australia

Carers Australia has information for carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Carer Gateway

The Carer Gateway has translated resources for carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Carer’s can get support and use translation and interpreter services to speak a language other than English.

Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures

Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures is a series of resources focusing on the crucial importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity in disability support and service delivery.

CALD Assistâ„¢

CALD Assist™ offers a simple and dynamic way for health care workers to communicate with patients from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds when an interpreter is not available.  

Centre for Culture Ethnicity and health

Disability in CALD Communities.