Mental Health
June 24, 2020
Ni Wakati supports African immigrant and refugee women in making informed choices about their health and social needs.Navigating a new healthcare system as an African newcomer […]
June 19, 2020
Watch and listen to newly-settled refugees share their stories about navigating through the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 health crisis on Friday June 19th, 2020. […]
June 19, 2020
Earlier this year, PIRS embarked on a potential research project with the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS) at KPU that looked into providing healthy food to newcomer […]
June 17, 2020
Topic: Burnaby Family Life – Weekly Expert Talks for families “Money Management during difficult times” Description: Weekly talks with experts on wellness with Q&A opportunities that […]
June 15, 2020
Chaired by Jack Jedwab, the Chair of the COVID-19 Social Impacts Network, the May 1st Metropolis online conference will consist of two feature sessions. The first will […]
June 15, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, families in Canada have either been very close together or very far apart, sharing space or only accessible to one another using […]
June 10, 2020
With all that is happening in the world, many refugee families are forced to seek refuge in Vancouver and across Canada to escape violence, persecution, prejudice, […]
June 9, 2020
As we approach the next Burnaby Pride online celebration – July 25th, the City Centre Community Centre is offering a free Pride Webinar Series, facilitated by […]
June 9, 2020
The impacts of COVID-19 disproportionately affect vulnerable individuals and communities such as newcomers. A pandemic can be considered a collective trauma and some literature shows that living […]
June 7, 2020
Refugee 613 is an agile and innovative communications hub that informs, connects and inspires people to welcome refugees and build strong communities. The COVID-19 Community Information Exchange is intended […]
June 7, 2020
Building capacity to support the mental health of immigrants and refugees: A toolkit for settlement, social and health service providers by the Immigrant and Refugee Mental […]
May 4, 2020
Group Support Virtual Drop ins –Information and support for LGBTQI refugee claimants & newcomers in BC. Stand-by interpretation in Farsi, Arabic, Spanish & Bahasa Indonesian is usually […]
April 30, 2020
Burnaby Family Life – Local Immigration Partnership Program invites you to participate in their “Wellness Series Webinars” to continue working in this unprecedented times and continue […]
April 30, 2020
ISSofBC’s Virtual Peer Support Group for Immigrant and Refugee Women has expanded to five languages! We can help you face the challenges of social isolation online […]
April 30, 2020
Getting Through IT (Refugee Claimant Support) offered by VAST Weekly psychosocial support group for refugees who are working through their refugee claim. Provides an integrated approach […]
April 27, 2020
The Burnaby Division of Family Practice has partnered with MOSAIC, a Lower Mainland settlement organization, on a program that links recent immigrants and refugees who don’t […]
April 13, 2020
Reputable resources for learning more about COVID-19 Overview The goal of this page is to communicate accurate, reliable information to our multicultural community regarding the current […]
April 9, 2020
The Government of Canada has created a list of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Awareness resources that are available to download and disseminate. These include factsheets, infographics and […]
March 17, 2020
The BC Refugee Hub has curated information about the Interim Federal Health Program for Refugee Claimants in this online factsheet for claimants, advocates, friends and family […]
February 6, 2020
Recognizing and appropriately treating mental health problems among new immigrants and refugees in primary care poses a challenge because of differences in language and culture and […]