P2P 2025 Virtual Workshop Series
This year, Pathways to Prosperity’s Virtual Workshop Series will include special two-hour workshops that will profile several promising practices targeting similar areas of high need. A discussant will also be present to highlight key learnings across practices.
The first of these special workshops will take place on Tuesday June 10 at 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET, and will focus on Supporting the Mental Health of Newcomers.
In recent years, the mental health of newcomers has become an increasingly important focus, highlighting the need for responsive and accessible supports across the country. In this context, this workshop will highlight four promising practices that have been developed to address the mental health needs of different groups of newcomers – immigrant families, 2SLGBTQIA+ immigrants, and immigrant children and youth. The speakers will discuss the key features of their practices that make them innovative and effective, and the discussant will then present key themes and unique features of the practices, pulling out important lessons for others to use in developing or improving their own practices.
- Abigail Cameron, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Tri-Cities Wrap Around Model of Care for Mental Health in Immigrant Families - Ahrthyh Arumugam, YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth
East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers - Kevin Haynes, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
AMANI Mental Health and Substance Use Program - Amanda Kerry, Western University
The STRONG Program (Supporting Transition Resilience of Newcomer Groups) - Aamna Ashraf, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Discussant
The workshop is free, but registration is required.
This workshop is being conducted in English. Closed captioning in French will be provided.
To register for the workshop on June 10, please go to:
https://bit.ly/P2PWorkshopJune10
New Video and Brief Now Available
Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work
We are excited to announce that a new video and brief on promising practices in settlement and integration are now available on the P2P website. Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), P2P’s Promising Practices project highlights promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration with an empirical basis for their effectiveness. This includes video interviews of those who developed and are administering the practices, and briefs that highlight the key aspects of the practices that make them effective and innovative.
Featured Practice
Tri-Cities Wrap Around Model of Care for Mental Health in Immigrant Families
Organization: S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
About the Program: The Tri-Cities Wrap Around Model of Care for Mental Health in Immigrant Families project was a collaboration between S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership (TCLIP). The project aimed to improve access to mental health supports for immigrant families with young children. It also sought to enhance the capacity of early years service providers to promote mental health in their programming in culturally appropriate ways. At S.U.C.C.E.S.S., families could access one-on-one sessions in a culturally safe environment with staff who spoke their first language, and could receive referrals. Families could also participate in early years programming, which included small group sessions and workshops to strengthen their emotional well-being and build connections. To support service providers, the project organized eight training sessions on mental health promotion and literacy in early years settings, and two knowledge exchange forums to share insights and strengthen referrals. Additionally, several resources, such as Emotion Magnets, Art Start conversation cards, and the Tri-Cities Family Challenge Booklet, were developed to support the mental health of immigrant families.
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