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Glossary of mental health and wellbeing terms for interpreters, translators and bicultural workers

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Glossary of mental health and wellbeing terms for interpreters, translators and bicultural workers

This glossary is for interpreters, translators, and bilingual staff who work with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It provides a list of commonly used terminology relating to mental health and wellbeing, mental health services, mental health and suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. Translated into 30 languages. Translations can be accessed within the English pdf document.
Organisation:
Queensland Health
Target audience:
Health practitioners
Service area:
QLD
Published:
October 2020
Last reviewed:
November 2023

Multilingual resources

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