Understanding the Mental Health Perspectives and Experiences of Migrants to Canada

Author:

Davy Brittany12,Riosa Priscilla Burnham1ORCID,Ghassemi Effat3

Affiliation:

1. Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

2. Health and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

3. Newcomer Centre of Peel, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Abstract

Few researchers have explored Canadian migrants’ experiences of mental health and service access. We interviewed 10 migrants to Canada from a local settlement organization about mental health and services and 5 organization staff about their experiences supporting migrants’ mental health and service access. Our interviews with migrants revealed cultural perceptions of mental health and unmet service needs. Our focus group with staff indicated challenges experienced by migrants and the tension between their openness with mental health difficulties and stigmatization from their cultural communities. A call to restructure existing mental health support for this underserved population is needed.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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