Peer Support: Giving Voices to Neighbourhoods

ACB people experiencing anti-Black racism are dealing with social stressors that have a significant negative impact on one’s physical and mental health. Many ACB Canadians continue to face social and health inequities that result in negative social determinants of health such as unemployment, poverty, lack of access to education and criminalization – factors that create or worsen mental health outcomes. And our existing mental health services fails to provide culturally adaptive services to Black peoples.
Building connections within our communities and neighbourhoods is vital – knowing there is someone with shared lived experience that could help in reducing the stigma around mental illness within the ACB community. Peer support is an innovative and essential approach to community mental health and wellness.

Join our conversation where we will be discussing:
– the values of peer support
– demystifying mental health myths in the ACB community
– placed-based community development and its role within mental health & well-being

This discussion will be taking place during Ottawa Black Mental Health Coalition’s Black Mental Health Week #BMHWOttawa

We would like to thank Britannia Woods Community House, Community Development Framework Ottawa, ACB Mental Health Peer Support , Ottawa Neighbourhoods Social Capital Forums and Somerset West Community Health Centre for collaborating with us for this event!
*This conversation will be in English only
*Closed caption will be available

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