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New ALIVE Article: Before the Microphone
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan shares his new ALIVE article on caregiving, migration, grief, and knowledge.

Michael Elwan
Apr 52 min read


Multicultural Mental Health Leadership: Recognition, Responsibility, and What Comes Next | Michael Elwan
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan reflects on multicultural mental health leadership and recognition in Australia.

Michael Elwan
Mar 263 min read


World Social Work Day 2026: Joining the Conversation on Hope, Harmony, and Shared Responsibility
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan joins the World Social Work Day 2026 panel exploring hope, harmony, and collective responsibility.

Michael Elwan
Feb 212 min read


Multicultural Identity in Australia: Living Between Worlds
Award-winning social worker Michael Elwan explores multicultural belonging, identity, and migration in Australia ahead of the Between Worlds workshop.

Michael Elwan
Feb 142 min read


Consumer-Led Conversations Recording: Multicultural Mental Health in Practice
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan shares the Consumer-Led Conversations recording on multicultural mental health leadership.

Michael Elwan
Jan 312 min read


Consumer-Led Conversations: Multicultural Mental Health Leadership in Action
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan reflects on consumer-led multicultural mental health leadership and collective change.

Michael Elwan
Jan 212 min read


Multicultural Mental Health Storytelling; Reflections on Silence and Survivorship
Award-winning social worker, national advisor, and PhD researcher Michael Elwan reflects on multicultural mental health storytelling and the lessons held in silence.

Michael Elwan
Nov 16, 20253 min read


The Boy Who Became a Carer: Young Carer Mental Health in Australia
Award-winning social worker and national advisor Michael Elwan shares his ALIVE National Centre story on young carer mental health in Australia and the lessons of early caregiving.

Michael Elwan
Oct 30, 20252 min read


Black Dog Institute's Community of Care: Suicide Prevention in CaLD Communities
I’m honoured to be joining the Black Dog Institute’s Suicide Prevention Network Community of Practice this September, where the focus is on suicide prevention in culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities. This theme is close to my heart. As someone who migrated from Egypt to Australia and carries lived experiences of caregiving, migration stress, and suicide bereavement, I know how deeply culture shapes the way we understand distress, healing, and belonging. C

Michael Elwan
Sep 9, 20252 min read
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