A Gender-Based Violence Settlement Sector Strategy - Working Together Across Canada

CAMH Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project

This webinar will talk about how four organizations, with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), built a national strategy to develop a shared base of knowledge between the settlement and anti-violence sectors.

By building on current expertise, knowledge, and resources in the anti-violence and settlement sectors, this coordinated effort recognizes the reality that newcomers and refugees continue to experience structural barriers to accessing support. The goal of the national strategy is to increase our ability to respond to gender-based violence in the settlement and anti-violence sectors in our programs and services for newcomer, immigrant, and refugee communities. 

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022: 1:30-2:30p.m. EST (12:30 - 1:30- Saskatchewan time) 

Panel of Project Partners:

-The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance

-Ending Violence Association of Canada

-YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs

-OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Register at:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-gender-based-violence-settlement-sector-strategy-registration-250309030047

This project is an evidence-based, capacity-building initiative designed to enhance your knowledge and skills as a settlement, social or health service provider, to appropriately respond to the unique mental health needs of new immigrants and refugees, and to foster inter-sector and inter-professional collaboration. The project will contribute to advancing the network of service provision for immigrants and refugees across Canada.

Through interactive online training, resources and activities, the project offers current research evidence, practical information on promising and innovative practices and video demonstrations on how to use specific tools and strategies.

Le Projet sur la santé mentale des immigrants et des réfugiés offre une formation, des outils et des ressources en ligne aux professionnels qui travaillent avec des immigrants et des réfugiés dans les domaines de l’établissement, des services sociaux et des services de santé. En y participant, vous pourrez enrichir vos connaissances, développer vos compétences, avoir accès à des outils et gagner de nouvelles stratégies à mettre en œuvre dans votre travail. Vous aurez l'occasion de communiquer et d'échanger des idées et des expériences avec des centaines de fournisseurs de services de partout au Canada ainsi que d’obtenir l’avis d’experts en la matière.