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New book helps culturally diverse children in foster care maintain their identity

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Published: Friday, 09 August 2019 08:53

A new family resource for children and young people in foster care from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds will be launched by Settlement Services International (SSI) in Bankstown, Sydney, today.
My Life and Me, a life story book with a cultural focus, was developed by SSI to address the loss of identity and belonging experienced by CALD children in care.

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Where would Australia be if we listened to Trump on refugees?

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Published: Monday, 05 August 2019 12:03

When US President Donald Trump recently raised the idea of sending back a handful of congresswomen to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came”, he echoed a sentiment we hear far too frequently right here in Australia.

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Furore over welfare figures misses the mark

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Published: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:20

High levels of unemployed welfare recipients losing access to their payments is indicative of a complex and inadequate system, not a proliferation of ‘welfare cheats’, according to community organisation and social business Settlement Services International (SSI).

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SSI congratulates Senate on resoundingly defeating move for immigration plebiscite

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Published: Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:54

Settlement Services International today congratulated the Australian Senate for rejecting Pauline Hanson’s move to hold a plebiscite on Australia's immigration levels.

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Online program helps traumatised refugees overcome mental health stigma

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Published: Tuesday, 30 July 2019 13:58

Before the 'Tell Your Story' program, there was no intervention to specifically reduce mental health stigma in refugees.

A world-first intervention for refugee men who suffer from PTSD has shown promise in a trial, encouraging them to get help.

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Lived experience shapes the future for disability service providers

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Published: Thursday, 25 July 2019 12:58

An innovative new approach to disability services education is using lived experience to help providers better understand the challenges facing people with disability from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

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Inclusive Illawarra paves the way for disability employment

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Published: Tuesday, 02 July 2019 14:20

A forum in North Wollongong on June 20 will highlight the benefits for employers of being disability confident and ways to capitalise on untapped talent and skills in the local community.

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Australia must step up in response to record displacement

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Published: Thursday, 20 June 2019 13:07

Figures showing another record year for global displacement emphasise the important role Australia can play in helping the world’s most vulnerable, according to one of Australia’s leading refugee settlement experts.

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‘Share a meal, share a story’: celebrating refugee stories

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Published: Monday, 17 June 2019 09:32

In partnership with Settlement Services International (SSI), the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is highlighting food during Refugee Week (June 16-22, 2019) and asking everyone to ‘Share a meal, share a story’.

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Social inclusion and diversity at the heart of upcoming TEDxSydney conference

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Published: Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:02

For the second year running, Settlement Services International (SSI) is the official community partner for TEDxSydney.

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