Research & policy
Research & policy
Evidence for culturally responsive care, data on the bilingual mental-health workforce, and advocacy positions on the policy questions that shape access for Chinese and multicultural communities.
Workforce & access evidence
Literature reviews and practice guidance documenting the bilingual workforce and the barriers CALD communities face in accessing care. →
Policy submissions & consultations
Position statements and briefings on reforms affecting CALD mental-health access, including NDIS reform. →
Community psychoeducation
Plain-language mental-health education for the communities we serve, in English and Mandarin. →
Publications
Our research and policy outputs.
Chinese Cultural Values, Trauma Cognitions, and Evidence-Based Trauma Therapy for Overseas Chinese Populations
A synthesis of Chinese cultural values, trauma-therapy evidence and the Australian clinical context, identifying major gaps in culturally adapted trauma care for overseas Chinese populations.
Action Research: A Practical Guide for Our Project
A practical guide to ACMHP's four-cycle co-design and practice-development methodology for culturally informed, EMDR-informed social work tools.
Ethical Considerations for Culturally Informed EMDR-Informed Practice
An ethics framework covering consent, trauma safeguards, dual roles, confidentiality, bilingual equivalence, cultural knowledge and research governance.
2026
Cultural Responsiveness Cannot Be an Afterthought
ACMHP's April 2026 position on NDIS reform, cultural validity, transition risk, workforce supply and CALD representation in co-design.
2026
Positioning ACMHP in the 2026 NDIS Reform
A committee briefing on ACMHP's cross-disciplinary authority and priorities in the 2026 NDIS reform landscape.