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IRMHP/CAMH: Assessing Virtual Mental Healthcare Access for Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2022 04:56 PM
EVIDENCE SNAPSHOT: Assessing virtual mental healthcare access for refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Levesque client-centered framework: what have we learned and how will we plan for the future?
Summary:
Public health restrictions of the pandemic required mental health services to rapidly transition to virtual care. Virtual mental health services include phone, internet-based voice or video interactions, and text-based applications or messaging.
Although...
Featured Member: Dr. Jill Konkin
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2022 02:53 PM
Dr. Jill Konkin is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, where she also serves as the Interim Rural Integrated Community Clerkship Coordinator and the Co-Lead, Social Justice Community of Service and Scholarship for the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Konkin’s firsthand familiarity with rural Canadian communities can be traced to her childhood growing up in rural Saskatchewan, in a town of 2,900 inhabitants.
Despite Dr. Konkin’s long career as a rural family...
IRCC: Federal Charter Flights for Ukrainians Who Want to Come to Canada
Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 05:03 PM
Canada continues to stand with the people of Ukraine, including providing them with a temporary safe haven in Canada. We know that some Ukrainians and their family members may need help to travel, and we have been working to provide options for them to come to Canada.
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced 3 federal charter flights to Canada for Ukrainians and their family members. The flights will be available to people approved through the...
IRCC: New Measures to Address Canada’s Labour Shortage
Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 05:05 PM
As Canada continues to recover from the pandemic, employers are actively looking to fill hundreds of thousands of vacant positions in all sectors across the country. Immigration is more important than ever to fuel Canada’s economy, as our strong economic growth is now outpacing our ability to find and keep workers. Canada is a top destination for global talent. We need to use this fact to ensure that businesses and employers have access to the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed.
Today,...
OCASI: "Building Access & Equity for Im/Migrants & Refugees with In/Visible Disabilities" Course
Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 03:34 PM
OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) is pleased to open registration for the Accessibility Initiative’s (AI) self-directed, online training course called Building Access and Equity for Im/Migrants and Refugees with In/Visible Disabilities.
Date of Course: 05/24/2022 to 07/08/2022
This seven-module, self-directed course aims to support im/migrant and refugee serving and disability sector practitioners working with newcomer communities to better understand the barriers...
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