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    A mixed methods systematic review of mental health self-care strategies for Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants

    Self-care strategies can improve mental health and wellbeing, however, the evidence on preferred strategies among Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants is unclear. This mixed methods systematic review aimed to...

    Deena Mehjabeen, Ilse Blignault, Perjan Hashim Taha, Nicola Reavley in BMC Public Health (2023)

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    Cultivating mindfulness: evaluation of a community-based mindfulness program for Arabic-speaking women in Australia

    Arabic-speaking communities in Australia underutilise mental health services. Previous research with Arabic-speakers recruited individually demonstrated that an Arabic Mindfulness Compact Disc (CD) was an acce...

    Ilse Blignault, Hend Saab, Lisa Woodland, Cathy O’Callaghan in Current Psychology (2023)

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    Conceptualisations of mental illness and stigma in Congolese, Arabic-speaking and Mandarin-speaking communities: a qualitative study

    Australia is an ethnically diverse nation. Research has demonstrated an elevated risk of develo** a mental illness in culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities yet uptake of mental health serv...

    Shameran Slewa-Younan, Klimentina Krstanoska-Blazeska, Ilse Blignault in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    Effectiveness of a Community-based Group Mindfulness Program tailored for Arabic and Bangla-speaking Migrants

    Migrant communities are often underserved by mainstream mental health services resulting in high rates of untreated psychological distress. This collaborative study built on evidence that mindfulness-based int...

    Ilse Blignault, Hend Saab, Lisa Woodland in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2021)

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    A framework for preferred practices in conducting culturally competent health research in a multicultural society

    Improving the health and well-being of the whole population requires that health inequities be addressed. In an era of unprecedented international migration, meeting the health care needs of growing multicultu...

    Lisa Woodland, Ilse Blignault, Cathy O’Callaghan in Health Research Policy and Systems (2021)

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    Systems integration to promote the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: protocol for a community-driven continuous quality improvement approach

    Systems integration to promote the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children works towards develo** a spectrum of effective, community-based services and supports. These services and su...

    Janya McCalman, Roxanne Bainbridge, Yvonne Cadet James, Ross Bailie in BMC Public Health (2020)

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    Psychological Distress in Iranian International Students at an Australian University

    This study investigated psychological distress in Iranian international students at UNSW Australia, and explored the psychosocial factors associated with high levels of distress. A total of 180 Iranian interna...

    Shizar Nahidi, Ilse Blignault, Andrew Hayen in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2018)

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    Community perceptions of mental health needs: a qualitative study in the Solomon Islands

    Psychosocial and mental health needs in the aftermath of conflict and disaster have attracted substantial attention. In the Solomon Islands, the conceptualisation of mental health, for several decades regarded...

    Ilse Blignault, Anne Bunde-Birouste in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2009)