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IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER WE COVER:

A promising practice that provides support to newcomers in navigating the labour market and improving their overall wellbeing; An evidence snapshot that highlights key components for caring for immigrants and refugees in the post-COVID-19 era; a digital conference in updates from the field; and project updates for the CoP and upcoming courses.

PROMISING PRACTICE
 

Achēv – TRIEC Mentoring Partnership

Read about Achēv and the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership that aims to support newcomers on their employment journey in Canada and to improve their overall wellbeing as new members of Canadian society.

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EVIDENCE SNAPSHOT
 

Caring for refugees and newcomers in the post-COVID-19 era

Read this publication, based on evidence-based clinical guidelines from a range of primary care settings, to learn about the provision of effective care and support for refugees and newcomers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SPECIAL FEATURE
 

Toolkit of resources

Building capacity to support the mental health of immigrants and refugees: A toolkit for settlement, social and health service providers

Access the toolkit here!
 
The toolkit is designed to provide a snapshot of essential information, tools, resources and examples of promising practices that can be integrated into the daily work of settlement, social, and health service providers across Canada, with the aim of building the capacity to better support the mental health unique needs of immigrants and refugees.

The toolkit provides a repository of evidence-based research; information on key models of care and frameworks; and an outline of components that are pertinent to service delivery.

Read through this toolkit at your own pace and use it as a reference point when needed. It is a downloadable document that you can print for easy-use or you can navigate it online and visit external links for additional information. We encourage that you share and discuss it with other service providers in your organization and with partners in the community to foster collaboration. It can be used as complementary to other Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project learning initiatives as well.

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UPDATES FROM THE FIELD
 

Digital conference: North American Refugee Conference, Sept 9-11th, 2021

The annual North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC) is the largest interdisciplinary conference in the world. Its primary purpose is to promote the health of refugee populations during the continuum of their flight, migration, and resettlement by assembling multidisciplinary experts in research, education, advocacy and clinical practice.

ACCESS HERE
PROJECT UPDATES
COURSE
 

Registration is now open for the Fall course offering - beginning September 27th!

The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project’s online course is a free, self-directed training that will offer a comprehensive overview of immigrant and refugee mental health, focusing on subgroups at risks. It will provide in-depth discussion on how context and culture influence mental health and mental illness, as well as providing sample tools and resources for use in various practice settings and offering evidence-based strategies and interventions to help you provide better services and supports to different immigrant and refugee populations. You will find practical examples of promising and innovative practices effective in improving outcomes for different groups of immigrants and refugees.

REGISTER HERE
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
 

Join the Community of Practice to establish connections and partnerships, to discuss questions about service provision and to learn from others, to exchange essential resources and information about events in their communities, and to pose questions to a panel of subject matter experts.

As a new cohort of service providers have recently joined the Community of Practice, new topics of conversation have emerged, including:

  • The role for service providers in helping newcomers build social connections
  • Support for elderly newcomers
  • Mental health services for temporary foreign workers
  • The influence of culture and stigma in accessing mental health services
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WEBINAR
 

Counseling and Psychotherapy for Government Assisted Refugees:  A University – Service Provider Collaboration in Windsor, Ontario

September 15th, 2021 1:00-2:00 pm EST

With: Dr. Ben C. H. Kuo, Professor of Adult Clinical Psychology, University of Windsor and Registered Psychologist and Marcela Diaz, Manager of Settlement and Integration Programs, Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County.

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WEBINAR RECORDINGS
 

The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project has hosted webinars since 2021 to promote learning, information sharing and to stimulate conversations on topics that are relevant to your work. These include webinars highlighting strategies for supporting particular immigrant and refugee groups; webinars focusing on specific considerations for providing effective treatment; and webinars outlining innovative and unique approaches/programs.

Recent recordings include:

  1. The National Newcomer Navigation Network: A tool to support Connection, Learning and Collaboration across Sectors to Improve Social and Health Outcomes among Newcomers to Canada
  2. Emerging practices in settlement service delivery: A hybrid model to respond to newcomer needs
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