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Mental Health Services & Information Block "services-nav" not found Find an Interpreter The use of professional medical interpreters is essential for effective intercultural mental health care when clinician and patient do not share a common language. Cultural mediators or culture brokers are resource people who help explain clinically relevant cultural differences to patients and to [...]

Policy Block "policy-nav" not found Interpreters and Culture Brokers Language Barriers in Access to Health Care This comprehensive document presents the issues to be addressed as they pertain to language barriers which affect access to health care. In addition to research findings and the identification of specific populations, there are recommendation to be considered when [...]

Mental Health Services & Information Block "services-nav" not found This directory provides links to services that address cultural diversity in mental health. Find an Interpreter The use of professional medical interpreters is essential for effective intercultural mental health care when clinician and patient do not share a common language. Cultural mediators or culture brokers are [...]

Welcome to the MMHRC Responding to Cultural Diversity in Mental Health The MMHRC provides resources in multiple languages to support culturally safe and competent mental health care for Canada's diverse population. Please join us to build a community of practice. Join Our Listserv Consumer Information This is useful to policy makers and administrator involved in [...]

Getting Help 911 Call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest hospital, if you or someone you know is in immediate danger.  If you need emotional support, help is available. The 911 operator can get an interpreter for you if you need one. It is free to call 9-1-1 from home phones, cell phones, and payphones. [...]

Mental Health Services & Information Block "services-nav" not found Local Organizations Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Information on free newcomer services across Canada This link provides information on services for newcomers in all provinces across Canada. (Information is available [...]

Training Block "training-nav" not found Training Videos & Podcasts MMHRC VideosMMHRC PodcastsRelated Diversity & Mental Health VideosMMHRC Videos Ghayda Hassan – Guidelines for Working with Immigrants Dr. Ghayda Hassan is a Professor of Psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). She is one of the authors of evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and [...]

What is the MMHRC? Dr. Laurence Kirmayer discusses launch of the Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre on January 18, 2021. The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including immigrants, refugees, and members of established ethnocultural communities. [...]

About Us The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including immigrants, refugees, and members of established ethnocultural communities. Addressing issues of language, culture, religion and other aspects of cultural diversity can promote greater equity in mental health [...]

Join Our Listserv What is the MMHRC listserv? The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Center maintains an e-mail listserv to promote knowledge exchange in the area of culture and mental health services. Researchers, health professionals, community organizations, policy makers, and others interested in the cultural aspects of mental health will find a national forum and community [...]