Mental Health Support for Newcomers Qualitative Research

Sara Riel wants to improve organizational support to newcomers to Manitoba with their mental health needs.
“Past studies suggest that immigrants, generally, arrive in Canada with better self-perceived mental health than Canadians, but it declines after a period of time (Salami, 2017).” This has deteriorated further during the Pandemic. (Stats Can).
There are linguistic and cultural barriers to mental health expression. As a result, newcomers do not readily seek mental health supports, despite facing multiple challenges in their transition to a new country. Newcomers may have their own stigma of mental health issues, differing cultural perceptions of the definitions, causes, and handling of mental health, and a lack of awareness of supports offered in the community.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

Sara Riel Foundation Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

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