SOUTH SUDANESE AUSTRALIAN PARNTERSHIP

supporting young people to design and run mental health activities for their peers

A TACSI project with South Sudanese Australian communities in Western Melbourne, cohealth and the Department of Health, Victoria (2017 and 2019-20)

In partnership with South Sudanese Australian communities of Western metropolitan Melbourne, this project started up a number of mental health initiatives by youth South Sudanese Australians for their peers. Lucy worked closely with community contacts to engage, employ and support the young people to do design research, testing and to pilot the initiatives. The team adapted the ideas to online for the COVID context, with the support of the South Sudanese Australian majority governance group. Find out more at www.ssamind.org