Cabrini is pleased to announce the development of an asylum seeker and refugee health hub located on the ground floor at 503 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Initial services will begin in May 2016 with GP clinics and specialist mental health services. Eventually the service will include chronic disease management, maternal and child health and infectious disease management, complemented with social, emotional and spiritual support. Clustering these services in one location will enhance access and facilitate a person-centred, integrated approach to primary and specialist care for this marginalised and vulnerable group.

Victoria has the one of the highest asylum seeker and refugee settlement numbers in Australia. Today many asylum seekers in our community have neither work rights nor access to government benefits such as Medicare, Centrelink, housing or emergency relief. The Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub will complement health services offered by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne’s west and Monash Health in the southern suburbs. Medicare-ineligible asylum seekers will be given priority access to our services at no charge. Continue reading →