Multicultural Advocacy and Legal Service (MALS)

Partnership with World Wellness Group to provide advocacy, legal assistance and mental health support to people from multicultural backgrounds

Who It Helps

  • People from multicultural backgrounds with intersecting mental health and legal issues they don’t have the information, resources, support or safety to deal with without assistance
  • All areas of law that Caxton provides (not immigration)
  • World Wellness Group workers wanting guidance
  • Greater Brisbane Region

What We Provide

  • Culturally appropriate advocacy, legal assistance, support and navigation in language
  • Information sessions for community groups about legal rights

How It Works

Uses a health justice partnership approach to embed a lawyer at World Wellness Group to overcome barriers to legal services

Uses a multicultural advocate and bilingual peer support workers for culturally appropriate services and in their own language

Educates World Wellness Group staff to build their capacity to identify and respond to legal issues and refer patients to the service

Provides in-person, phone and online services Mon-Fri

Impact & Outcomes

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Systemic Advocacy

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Funders & Partners

Funded by the Australian Government (Attorney-General’s Department) and Queensland Government (Department of Justice).

Useful Information

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Contact

MALS line
1800 861 977

Caxton
1800 229 866

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