The traumatizing impact of racism in Canadians of colour

MT Williams, A Khanna Roy, MP MacIntyre… - Current Trauma …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review While research has identified racial trauma in other contexts, it
is often overlooked amongst Canadian society. Racial trauma occurs as a result of an event …

Engaging South Asian youth and families: A clinical review

N Sharma, D Shaligram… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: South Asians (SAs), a rapidly growing minority group in the United States are
underrepresented in mental health research. They represent a unique sub-group of Asian …

Inspiring Muslim minds: Evaluating a spiritually adapted psycho-educational program on addiction to overcome stigma in Canadian Muslim communities

AN Hassan, H Ragheb, A Malick, Z Abdullah… - … mental health journal, 2021 - Springer
The stigma of addiction in Muslim communities is a significant barrier to accessing mental
health services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a newly developed …

Immigrant mothers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators in accessing mental health care for their children

M Tulli, B Salami, L Begashaw… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Data on immigrant and refugees' access to services in Canada typically focus
on adult populations generally but not children specifically. To fill this gap, this study …

Cannabis health knowledge and risk perceptions among Canadian youth and young adults

C Leos-Toro, GT Fong, SB Meyer, D Hammond - Harm reduction journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Although recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada, little empirical
evidence exists regarding young Canadians' cannabis literacy, cannabis-related risk …

Promoting positive development among refugee adolescents

S Abdi, AM Akinsulure‐Smith, A Sarkadi… - Journal of Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Of the estimated 35.3 million refugees around the world (UNHCR, Figures at a Glance,
2022), approximately 50% are children under the age of 18. Refugee adolescents represent …

Mental health interventions for immigrant-refugee children and youth living in Canada: A scoping review and way forward

H Herati, SB Meyer - Journal of Mental Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Traumatic life events experienced by immigrant-refugee children and youth
may deteriorate their mental health and well-being. It is a public health priority to develop …

South Asian youth mental health in Peel Region, Canada: Service provider perspectives

F Islam, S Qasim, M Ali, M Hynie… - Transcultural …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The Peel Region of Toronto, Canada is home to over a third of the province's South Asian
population. Youth are at a vulnerable time period in terms of their mental health. South Asian …

“Think positive and don't die alone”-Foreign-born, South Asian older adults' perceptions on healthy aging

D Chowdhury, P Stolee, J Sims-Gould… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
South Asians are the largest and fastest-growing racialized group in Canada, yet there are
limited data on various aspects of health and well-being within this population. This includes …

Barriers to and facilitators of mental health help-seeking behaviors among South Asian American college students

T Basri, K Radhakrishnan… - Journal of psychosocial …, 2022 - journals.healio.com
Despite the increasing size of the South Asian population in the United States, research on
the mental health care wants and needs of this population is limited. The current study …