ADS Chinese Grand Parents Social Club

ADS Chinese Grand Parents Social Club

September marks the beginning of the Mid Autumn Festival. The most common traditions for Mid-Autumn Festival are eating moon cakes and gazing at the moon. Advance Diversity Services Chinese Grand Parents Social Club celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration on 23 of September 2015 at St Paul’s Anglican Church at Kogarah with their traditional dancing and food. The event included information to Grandparents in relation to parenting and access to services.

ADS article published in Australian Mosaic Magazine

Australian Mosaic is a magazine of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA). FECCA publishes this national magazine three times a year, a plain English magazine which discusses a wide range of contemporary issues associated with multiculturalism., social justice, community harmony, and cultural and faith pluralism in Australia.

In its most recent publication, Issue 41, the magazine focuses on pathways to better mental health, exploring how barriers can be overcome, exploring reform in this area, and creating constructive solutions. Advance Diversity Services submitted an article titled ‘Mental Health Stigma – influencing help seeking behaviours in CALD communities’, which was published in this issue. The article explores the impact of stigma on help-seeking behaviours of CALD people with mental illness, their families and carers, and identifies barriers to accessing mental health services.

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Australian Mosaic Issue 41 Spring 2015