Summary

Research has found that CALD youth from non-English speaking backgrounds have a lower rate of service utilisation than their non-CALD counterparts (Hugo et al. 2014). This is in part due to language barrier and lack of culturally appropriate services. The lack of access to appropriate services is particularly pertinent in regional communities that may have very few if any services catering to those from a CALD background (Hugo et al 2014).

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• Cave, L., Fildes, J., Luckett, G., Wearring, A., Mission Australia Annual Youth Survey 2015, Mission Australia, 2015. Also available at https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-evaluation/youth-survey. Details
• Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, Supporting Young People and Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds (CLDB): Youth and Children Policy Statement 2007, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.fecca.org.au/images/stories/pdfs/policies_2007013.pdf. Details
• Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G., Feist, H., The CALD Youth Census Report 2014, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Carlton, Victoria., August 2014. Also available at http://cmy.net.au/publications/cald-youth-census-report-2014. Details
• Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, Refugee Youth in Focus: National Forum on Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: Exploring Policy and Practice in the Australian Context, Carlton, Victoria, 2013. Also available at http://myan.org.au/file/file/MYAN%20National%20Forum_2013.pdf. Details
• Olliff, L., Amplifying the voices of young refugees, Refugee Council of Australia, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia, 2009. Also available at https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/r/rpt/2009-Youth.pdf. Details
• Roberts, L., Culturally and linguistically diverse children and young people: A literature review, Commissioner for Children and Young People Werstern Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 2014. Also available at http://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/files/Literature%20reviews/Literature%20review%20-%20CALD%20children%20and%20young%20people%20-%20Final.pdf. Details