Recent Events in Education & Training

We are very pleased to announce that the webinar held on 21 January 2021 in collaboration with Bell Let’s Talk, Mental health in diverse communities: A discussion about resiliency and mental well-being, is now available for viewing.

This webinar discusses the state of mental health in diverse communities in Quebec. It was moderated by Dr. Ghayda Hassan, PhD, clinical psychologist, professor of clinical psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and researcher with the SHERPA-RAPS team at CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal (in French only).

McGill researchers launch Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre, January 18, 2021

Bell Let’s Talk, McGill University, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital are pleased to announce the official launch of the Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC). This unique online resource seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including new Canadians, refugees and members of established ethnocultural communities. With these populations disproportionally affected by the global pandemic, the MMHRC will provide a timely and critical new resource.

Click here to access the full press release.

Dr. Laurence Kirmayer discusses launch of the Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre