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Multilingual fact sheets on mental illness
5 Departmental factsheets have now been translated into 21 community languages, to help people with a different language better understand mental health concerns and the services available to them.
These fact sheets are available from
>> Multicultural Mental Health Australia
Information on different ways you can find information in your language.

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Needing help in your language? If you can't find the information you are looking for in your language, the following links can help you contact the service you need:

Telephone Interpreters

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS), Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

TIS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is accessible from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call on 131 450.

Directory of Accredited Practitioners of Translating and Interpreting

National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)

NAATI Hotline 1300 557 470 within Australia.

Yellow Pages

Translators and interpreters can be found in the Yellow Pages under "Interpreters" and/or "Translators".

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