Foundation House
The home of The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
6 Gardiner Street
Brunswick, 3056
Ph: (03) 9388 0022
Fax:(03) 9387 0828
Email: info@foundationhouse.org.au
www.foundationhouse.org.au
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The complete Foundation House training calendar for Semester 1, 2010, is now available online. We offer specialised training in skills for working with refugee survivors of torture and trauma as well as professional development seminars for incidental counsellors and counsellors. Training programs to meet specific needs are also available on request.
School’s in for refugees
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Foundation House’s 2008–09 annual report has been published and is now available for download online.
The report includes an interview with the organisation’s Director, Paris Aristotle, and Chairperson of the Board of Management, Lynne Haultain, in which they discuss the impact of major shifts in refugee and human rights policy, the importance of partnerships and collaboration, and..
Foundation House director, Paris Aristotle, has been appointed Chair of a new immigration advisory council.
The establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution (CISSR), which succeeds the Immigration Detention Advisory Group (IDAG), was announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator the Hon Chris Evans, on October 9th.
“The Gove..
The Federal Government has introduced a Bill to better protect people at risk of violations of their human rights where the circumstances are not covered by the Refugee Convention i.e. the danger they face is not because of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
Possible instances are women and girls at risk of female genital muti..
In 2007, the then Federal Government introduced a new test for people aspiring to become Australian citizens. The test requires applicants to demonstrate knowledge not only of matters relating to citizenship, but also a wide range of facts about Australian history, geography, sport and other subjects, and to sit a test at a computer.
Foundation House and many others have criticized..
UNHCR has published a research paper based on field work and policy analysis undertaken as part of the Family Reunion Research Project led by Dr Brooke McDonald-Wilmsen.
The research paper entitled: All in the family? Family separation, refugee resettlement and new directions for policy change in Australia’s humanitarian programme, can be located on UNHCR's website. Click here (htt..
The Coalition would reintroduce a form of temporary protection visa for refugees who arrive as unauthorised asylum seekers, Opposition leader Tony Abbott has confirmed. The policy was originally announced by his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull.
The Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) was introduced by the Howard Government to deter unauthorised arrivals by denying them the right to bring ..
Foundation House Director, Paris Aristotle, presented a paper at the Refugee Futures Conference 2009 held at Monash University’s Prato (Italy) campus, in September.
Mr Aristotle also chaired a session on the future for refugee children, which examined key factors affecting refugee children, including protection from violence and abuse, opportunities for education and social support..
Foundation House has welcomed the abolition of detention debt for immigration detainees.
The Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009, which was passed through the Senate in September, abolishes the system of imposing charges on immigration detainees and waives all existing debts for current and former detainees with the exception of convicted people smugglers and ..
A roundtable on mental health research and policy for young people of refugee background was convened by Josef Szwarc (Foundation House), Professor Harry Minas (Centre for International Mental Health), Carmel Guerra (Centre for Multicultural Youth), and Dr Georgia Paxton (Royal Children’s Hospital) in August.
Chaired by Professor John Mendoza, Chairperson of the National Advisory C..
A half-day forum on Refugee Healthcare Coordination: Exploring Models of Care for Effective Health Services Provision was held at Foundation House on November 13th.
Organised by the Victorian Refugee Health Network in conjunction with the Victorian Department of Health, approximately 65 participants attended the forum, including many from outer metro and regional areas of Victoria...
Foundation House welcomed a resolution of the Human Rights Council to discuss issues concerning the detention of migrants at a panel discussion in Geneva on September 17th, 2009.
Foundation House joined 140 other organisations in signing a statement to the Human Rights Council 12th Session, which met to discuss ways to reduce the use of detention as well as preventative measures to..
Waiting for time, space, a place.
Waiting to create a home.
Waiting for some peace
Waiting for healing.
– Carolyn Wilson
A poem written by Foundation House generalist counsellor Carolyn Wilson has been published in a book celebrating life in Melbourne through the eyes of its poets and artists.
Ms Wilson wrote ‘Ode to the Waiting Room’ while preparing to leave c..
Foundation House Family Strengthening Strategy Coordinator Annerose Reiner joined a Visiting Settlement Adviser (VSA) team sent to West Africa earlier this year to assist trainers delivering the Australian Cultural Orientation Program (AUSCO) to participants in Ghana.
The review was organised by the Refugee Council of Australia in cooperation with the Department of Immigration and ..
Two members of staff at Foundation House have presented a report on refugee resettlement at a forum on rural health.
Sue Casey, Manager, Health Sector Development, and Dr Brooke McDonald-Wilmsen, Research Fellow, were invited speakers at the 17th Ministerial Rural Health Forum: Public Health: Making Sense of Prevention, which was held at Etihad Stadium Docklands on July 24th, 2009...
Foundation House has hosted a business breakfast to encourage the employment of young adults from refugee background in its Ucan2 education program.
Approximately 30 people attended the breakfast, which was held at the Foundation House Brunswick office in late August.
Business partners in attendance included companies such as Kmart, The Reject Shop, Target, local councils, Au..
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