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IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER WE COVER:

A promising practice that uses play, crafts, songs and presentations to help newcomer mothers and children fight feelings of isolation; An evidence snapshot that explores the interaction between environmental and psychological factors influencing refugee mental health; a video resource for advancing psychological and safety for health-care workers in updates from the field; and project updates for the CoP and upcoming courses.

PROMISING PRACTICE
 

BrightStart! program at The Global Gathering Place

Learn about the BrightStart! program at The Global Gathering Place that uses structured play, crafts, songs and presentations to interrupt isolation and feelings of being overwhelmed for vulnerable immigrant and refugee mothers and children.

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EVIDENCE SNAPSHOT
 

An interaction model of environmental and psychological factors influencing refugee mental health

Read this article to learn how environmental stressors and psychological factors intersect in a way that impacts overall psychological well‐being and functioning. And, how both types of factors must be taken into consideration when identifying intervention targets to improve the psychological well‐being of refugees and asylum seekers.

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SPECIAL FEATURE
 

City of Winnipeg Anti-Racism Week

Last week, the City of Winnipeg in partnership with several key community stakeholders, organized the first Anti-Racism Week (March 21 - 27, 2021), which coincided with the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The theme of Anti-Racism Week was “What would Winnipeg look like without racism?”. For more information on this, and ideas on how your region can implement something similar, please visit their website.

Anti-Asian Racism

In response to the growing anti-Asian racism that has intensified amidst COVID-19, several organizations in Canada have come together to create COVIDRacism.ca, a website platform dedicated to tracking self-reported and witness-reported incidents of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia in Canada. A new report details the findings.

In addition, below you can find a list of resources that may be helpful to you in navigating anti-Asian racism and impacts on mental health that may result:

British Columbia
Ontario
National

UPDATES FROM THE FIELD
 

Video: Advancing psychological health and safety for health-care workers

Developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. This resource outlines the importance of addressing the two psychosocial factors specifically linked to workers’ chronic stress in health-care settings: protection from moral distress and support for psychological self-care.

WATCH HERE
PROJECT UPDATES
COURSE
 

Registration open for the Spring 2021 course offering: April 26th – June 7th, 2021!

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.

JOIN THE DISCUSSION
WEBINAR
 

Helping newcomers get unstuck through learning, coaching and community

April 8th, 2021: 1:00-2:00pm EST

With: Valerie Gow, Recruitment, Outreach and Alumni, Intercultural Skills Lab, Rotman School of Management and Michael Kobrin, CEO of Creaity and Facilitator/Coach, Rotmans’ Business Edge program.

REGISTER HERE
TOOLKIT
 

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

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 service providers.

ACCESS HERE
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