MHCC x WI - COVID-19 and Racialized Communities - Summary Report

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MHCC x WI - COVID-19 and Racialized Communities - Summary Report

14 Dec 2022

MHCC x WI - COVID-19 and Racialized Communities - Summary Report Final.pdf COVID-19 and Racialized Communities: Impacts on Mental Health Webinar Summary COVID-19 AND RACIALIZED COMMUNITIES A panel discussion hosted by the Wellesley Institute and the Mental Health Commission of Canada Moderator: Dr. [...] Kwame McKenzie, CEO, Wellesley Institute The Wellesley Institute and Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) came together in 2020 to study how inequitable experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the mental health and well- being of adults from racialized communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). [...] STARTING POINT: THE RESEARCH To frame the discussion, Sarah Sanford of the Wellesley Institute and Mauriene Tolentino of the MHCC presented key findings from the joint research study, The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Well- Being: A Focus on Racialized Communities in the GTA, which was based on qualitative interviews with individuals from racialized communities in the GTA during the firs. [...] They noted that the experience of inequities along with social and economic factors such as job loss and income insecurity, discrimination and racism — including the race-motivated violence of George Floyd’s murder and anti-Asian racism — were mental health stressors for many participants. [...] We recognize the importance of community and grassroots organizations to create change and give a voice to marginalized communities.
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Authors

Colleen MacDonald

Pages
4
Published in
Canada