Canada recently announced that it planned to welcome a little more than 400 thousand immigrants in 2021 to become permanent residents. But if you are racially marginalized, what is it like to start a new life in a new country? What are some of the barriers to navigate especially when it comes to taking care of mental health? In this episode you’ll hear from Arzoo Multani, a young South-Asian woman who had to deal with the racism, family stigma and the police first before she got help for her mental health, Petrona Joseph, author and entrepreneur, who’s aiming to destigmatize mental health in the Black community by sharing her own struggles, Amy Go, President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, who talks about using her advocacy work as her therapy and Ehsan Saadat, an Afghan refugee, who shared what its like to escape Kabul and the Taliban and call Canada home. Psychotherapist Sarah Ahmed also joins us to help us understand the BIPOC experience when it comes to taking care of mental health.  

This episode contains discussion on mental health issues. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is in crisis please go to your local hospital or call 911 immediately. For information about services in your area, please visit www.cmha.ca. To reach the Canada Suicide Prevention Service, call 1.833.456.4566 or 1.866.APPELLE in Québec (1.866.277.3553). 

 

Other resources:

Wellnest.ca

Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice

Bell Let's Talk

 

Canada recently announced that it planned to welcome a little more than 400 thousand immigrants in 2021 to become permanent residents. But if you are racially marginalized, what is it like to start a new life in a new country? What are some of the barriers to navigate especially when it comes to taking care of mental health? In this episode you&rsquo;ll hear from Arzoo Multani, a young South-Asian woman who had to deal with the racism, family stigma and the police first before she got help for her mental health, Petrona Joseph, author and entrepreneur, who&rsquo;s aiming to destigmatize mental health in the Black community by sharing her own struggles, Amy Go, President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, who talks about using her advocacy work as her therapy and Ehsan Saadat, an Afghan refugee, who shared what its like to escape Kabul and the Taliban and call Canada home. Psychotherapist Sarah Ahmed also joins us to help us understand the BIPOC experience when it comes to taking care of mental health. &nbsp;
This episode contains discussion on mental health issues. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is in crisis please go to your local hospital or call 911 immediately. For information about services in your area, please visit <a href="http://www.cmha.ca/">www.cmha.ca</a>. To reach the Canada Suicide Prevention Service, call 1.833.456.4566 or 1.866.APPELLE in Qu&eacute;bec (1.866.277.3553).&nbsp;
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Other resources:
<a href="https://www.wellnest.ca/">Wellnest.ca</a>
<a href="https://ccncsj.ca/">Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice</a>
<a href="https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/">Bell Let's Talk</a>
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This podcast highlights the experiences of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities and their impact on mental health. Launched by the Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund, each episode features conversations with guests from different ethnocultural communities in Canada as they share personal stories, the unique barriers they navigate on their wellness journey and the importance of finding culturally affirmative mental health care. So if you want to understand the mental health reality of BIPOC community members, whether you have experienced mental illness or not, there will be something to relate to in each episode.

Hosted by IHeartRadio’s CHUM 104.5 Morning Show Co-Host Jamar McNeil, Your Morning’s Anne-Marie Mediwake and comedian and broadcaster Candy Palmater, each episode will be a safe space to unpack sensitive issues like intergenerational trauma and residential schools, anti-Black racism, first vs second-generation immigrant struggles, men’s mental health among many others. They also explore the similarities and differences between experiences lived by the various BIPOC communities, making such conversations a more inclusive space. The podcast also brings in BIPOC mental health professionals so we better understand the impact of these intersecting life experiences on mental health and the support available. "From Where We Stand: Conversations on race and mental health" is an Original Bell Let’s Talk podcast produced by iHeartRadio.

This podcast highlights the experiences of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities and their impact on mental health. Launched by the Bell Let&rsquo;s Talk Diversity Fund, each episode features conversations with guests from different ethnocultural communities in Canada as they share personal stories, the unique barriers they navigate on their wellness journey and the importance of finding culturally affirmative mental health care. So if you want to understand the mental health reality of BIPOC community members, whether you have experienced mental illness or not, there will be something to relate to in each episode.
Hosted by IHeartRadio&rsquo;s CHUM 104.5 Morning Show Co-Host Jamar McNeil, Your Morning&rsquo;s Anne-Marie Mediwake and comedian and broadcaster Candy Palmater, each episode will be a safe space to unpack sensitive issues like intergenerational trauma and residential schools, anti-Black racism, first vs second-generation immigrant struggles, men&rsquo;s mental health among many others. They also explore the similarities and differences between experiences lived by the various BIPOC communities, making such conversations a more inclusive space. The podcast also brings in BIPOC mental health professionals so we better understand the impact of these intersecting life experiences on mental health and the support available. "From Where We Stand: Conversations on race and mental health" is an Original Bell Let&rsquo;s Talk podcast produced by iHeartRadio.

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