Come and learn about two major new reports and discuss their
implications for refugee policy:

7pm, Tuesday, 28 March 2006
New Council Chambers, Trades Hall Bar
(cnr Victoria St and Lygon St, Carlton)

"Refugees and Mental Health - A Global Study"
presented by Nick Haslam (Assoc. Prof. Melbourne University)

"Refugees and Mental Health," based on a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, analyses five decades of research into refugee mental health. The study finds factors such as economic opportunity, security, and housing have a significant effect on the mental health of refugees and their ability to cope with the trauma of displacement.

"Dumped at the Gate"
presented by Pamela Curr (Asylum Seeker's Resource Centre)

"Dumped at the Gate" examines the major problems facing asylum seekers released from detention including mental health difficulties arising from detention, homelessness, lack of access to health care, denial of financial support and the insecurity of temporary protection. "Dumped" provides compassionate and just alternatives to current policy.

Chair: Tony Dewberry, Refugee Action Collective
Also hear about current RAC priorities, including plans for the Easter convergence at Villawood detention centre

ALL WELCOME

Entry by gold coin donation

No charge for Refugees

More information: refugeeaction@hotmail.com