About the Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project (IRMHP)

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The IRMHP is a training and capacity-building project funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. It provides online training, tools and resources to settlement, social and health service providers across Canada to support their work with newly-arrived immigrants and refugees.

 

The IRMHP encourages individuals to participate in the project by:

1.       adding your name to our course sign-up list. we will notify you once course registration is open, as spots are limited. The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health online course is a free, self-directed, interactive training providing an overview of immigrant and refugee mental health. It provides sample tools, evidence-based strategies and interventions, and innovative practices from across Canada to help offer appropriate services and supports to newcomer client populations. The course will launch fall 2018.

2.       joining the IRMHP community of practice (CoP) discussion board or subscribe to the IRMHP newsletter. These virtual communities allow you to stay up-to-date on events and resources in the sector, network with service providers across Canada, and share promising practices.

3.      participating in the IRMHP monthly webinars, which are open to anyone working with newcomers. They are on a range of topics based on the needs and interests identified by service providers, and offer practical and actionable strategies or resources to support or treat the mental health needs of immigrants and refugees.

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