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Supporting the mental health needs of racialized youth
Gain guidance on providing culturally competent mental health care to diverse young people and their families.
This training on supporting racialized youth will explore ways that young people and their families may have felt unheard or uncomfortable in mental health settings due to their racial and/or ethnic identity. It will also discuss approaches that practitioners can use to help decrease barriers to care for these youth and their families.
We will discuss oppression, racism, and structural oppressions experienced by these populations. The goal is to help all participants gain greater comfort in dealing with these issues. Participants should come willing to acknowledge the role these factors play in the lives of young people.
Learning objectives:
- Gain a greater understanding of the barriers to mental health care faced by racialized youth people and their families.
- Acquire strategies to engage racialized young people and their families in mental health care.
- Identify specific struggles that racialized and underserved children and youth may face. Along with how these might affect their mental health.
Register now to enhance your skills, deepen your understanding of systemic challenges, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of racialized youth and their families.
