Depression is an issue that many women from non-English speaking backgrounds endure.
Most often, the presenting issue is dealt with through prescription of minor tranquillisers without any heed being paid to the circumstances surrounding the depression itself. Hence, through Mental Health Week, the emphasis at the Logan Women's Health Centre was to explore naturally therapeutic approaches to issues like depression and anxiety. There are many concerns when preparing workshops for women who have little or no spoken English, particularly in a community like the one in Logan City, south of Brisbane. Therefore, in preparing the workshops on managing depression and stress, the Croatian Mental Health Worker and myself experienced a rise in our own anxiety levels. These difficulties have been an all too present facet of doing community education in the NESB women's communities.