Mental health resources for refugees

Hey Seher,

Do you know about Costi Services? I read a news article that they're heavily involved in helping newcomers.  (I assume you have! )

http://www.costi.org/index.php

Portico Network, which is an online resource I work on, also has a list of services, per province for finding mental health related resources, including housing:

https://www.porticonetwork.ca/services

Lastly, for Ontario, I would recommend connexontario.ca which is a great database for health services.

Hope that helps!

Hi Seher,

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture is another non-profit organization in Toronto that provides mental health programming in addition to other supports for survivors of war. 

Hi Seher,

Check out the resources here:

http://www.multiculturalmental...ntcid=search-results

Angela

There's also the refugee mental health page on Portico.

Hope that's helpful

Heather Lillico posted:

There's also the refugee mental health page on Portico.

Hope that's helpful

Yes, it was on my mind when I wrote my reply, thank you for mentioning it, Heather!  If anyone would like an introduction to the people who work on this project, let me know.  They're very connected.

Cheers,

Brennan

Sorry for joining the conversation late; thanks for mentioning the Refugee Mental Health Project (RMHP), Heather and Brennan!

Seher, it's great to "meet" you! We often refer to Lifeline Syria's website and resources. The RMHP website contains webinars on various topics and a Toolkit with resources (mostly geared to service providers).

Regarding Toronto-based resources for Syrian newcomers here are a few related to mental health:

•  Free online Psychological First Aid course in Arabic.
• Self-Help Booklet for Men Facing Crisis and Displacement, available in Arabic and English, was developed as part of the International Organization for Migration's psychosocial support program in the Syrian Arab Republic and Lebanon.
• Welcome Ontario: Syrian Refugee Assistance Information, a website produced by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI).

Feel free to get in touch! I look forward to hearing more about Lifeline Syria's work!

Janet

Emma Firsten-Kaufman posted:

Hi Seher,

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture is another non-profit organization in Toronto that provides mental health programming in addition to other supports for survivors of war. 

Emma, 

     Thank you for this link to the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture - which I tried to access.... I'm most grateful.