Multicultural Support at True
True is committed to supporting people from all ages, cultures and backgrounds when it comes to healthy relationships and reproductive and sexual health. We understand that many people from multicultural backgrounds often face challenges and varying levels of access to relationships and sexuality education and general health care education. Our Multicultural teams comprised of our bicultural/bilingual health educators work across the state to bridge this gap. We do this by delivering tailored, accessible health education for diverse groups across Queensland. We also deliver group training and online professional development courses to equip healthcare professionals, interpreters and translators, and those working in the community and education sectors with the knowledge and skills to provide culturally responsive services and care.
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Implanon®
Implanon is a highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) that offers a convenient "fit and forget" method for preventing p...
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Your Body, Your Choice - English
Your Body, Your Choice is a multi-language resource containing important information for people who have experienced sexual assault.
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Culturally Responsive Health - Terminology
This factsheet identifies some common terms and acronyms. It is important to be aware of different terms; however, deciding which terms to u...
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Creating culturally safe environments
There are significant inequities in access to health services for migrant and refugee populations including international students, tourists...
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About Periods for Multicultural Communities - Engl...
These brochures were developed in conjunction with community consultation to talk about periods with girls and young women from Bhutanese an...
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Contraception - English
This booklet covers various topics including different forms of male and female contraceptives, male and female reproductive anatomy and con...
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Culturally Responsive Health
Culturally Responsive Health provides training, resources, and consultancy services to enhance the professional skills of those working in health care delivery or community and education sectors in communicating with people from refugee and migrant backgrounds on reproductive and sexual health topics. As a key division at True, it also represents the organisation on advisory and advocacy groups, championing culturally informed care.
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The Culturally Responsive Health Project builds the capacity of professionals and services to improve Reproductive and Sexual Heath outcomes for people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. This includes international students, visitors, and children of migrants.
If your team or organisation are interested in strengthening your capacity to provide culturally safe and responsive services, please get in touch.
We offer customised training on topics such as:
- Communicating about Sexual and Reproductive Health with individuals from refugee and migrant backgrounds
- Understanding cultural stigmas and taboos around Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Overcoming barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health care
- Culture and Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Working with interpreters and translators
- FGM/C (female genital mutilation/cutting/circumcision)
- Sexual trauma or violence
- Intersections of gender, age, sexuality and gender diversity (LGBTQIQ+), and disability.
We also offer accredited training (both online and in person) for health professionals, interpreters and translators. [link to online courses/training registration].
CRH Advisory Group
The Culturally Responsive Health Advisory Group informs our Culturally Responsive Health project work, resource development and community engagement opportunities.
Access to Bilingual health educator eval report: Bilingual Health Workforce Final Report 2024
Health In My Language (HIML)
Health in My Language (HIML) aims to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information for migrant and refugee women in Australia. Originally launched in 2022 to address COVID-19 vaccine literacy, the program evolved in 2024 to become a national SRH initiative.
Supported by the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and the Commonwealth Government, HIML now employs bilingual health educators across Australia to deliver culturally relevant SRH education, with True as the Queensland partner. This phase aligns with a 2023 Senate Committee recommendation to enhance equitable access to reproductive healthcare.
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Talk about health with a friendly educator who speaks your language. We offer free health education sessions for multicultural groups in your area for both men and women over 18 years old.
Our experienced team of bilingual health educators can deliver sessions in:
- Easy English
- Arabic
- Farsi/Persian
- Karen
- Kurdish Kurmunji
- Mandarin
- Nepali
- Samoan
- Solomon Islands Piin
- Somali
- Tok Pisin
- Vanuatu Bislama/Pidgin.
We are currently delivering health education sessions on:
- Safer Sex & Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Contraception Choices
- Pregnancy Choices
- Understanding Menopause
PALM Bilingual Health Education
PALM Bilingual Health Education advocates for the health and wellbeing of PALM workers, providing them with equal opportunities to make informed health decisions. Our team of Pacific Island health educators delivers culturally appropriate health education in a safe, supportive environment. Working alongside approved employers, stakeholders, and health professionals, we co-deliver tailored programs and events to meet the unique needs of PALM workers.
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Niu Vaka Wellness Project
In 2025, our PALM Bilingual Health Education team led the Niu Vaka Wellness Project (Niu Vaka), a project funded by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
Niu Vaka aims to create a comprehensive and standardised SRH education program for PALM participants. Development of this standardised SRH education program involved gaining insights from Pacific Island countries Member Associations (MAs) to understand and identify gaps and challenges regarding current SRH resources and education delivered to PALM participants pre-departure.
By addressing these critical issues, we can enhance the overall well-being of PALM workers and ensure they have the necessary resources to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
The project was jointly delivered by Family Planning Alliance Australia and True Relationships and Reproductive Health.
