We're moving to @BlackHealthCAN!
It’s been an incredible 5 years, and we're so grateful for the passion and support from our community. We couldn’t have accomplished this without you!
Follow us on our BHA accounts to see what we’re up to next!
ALT Light blue background in the top left there is the Black Health Alliance logo and the top right is the Pathways to Care Logo. Below in purple it says "We're moving!" a sign that says 'September 13th' is below. In a yellow box it says "Our social media accounts are closing and moving to Black Health Alliance! Under is an illustration of a group of Black people. The bottom banner on the post says "Make sure to follow us and stay up to date!”
🌍✨ Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! This year's focus is on the link between mental health and work. Remember to prioritize work-life balance and take those much-needed breaks! 💼💖
Explore SCHC's mental health services:
👉 schcontario.ca/mental-health…
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, a day to raise awareness of the factors that can impact your #mentalhealth and advocate for equitable access to mental health support for all. Here are a few of the many factors that can impact your mental health: bit.ly/45ibZNS
ALT Promotional image for World Mental Health Day featuring a person looking towards the sea on a beach, with text discussing the impact on mental health and the Kids Help Phone logo visible.
ALT An infographic listing factors that can influence mental health including physical health, social work, community and social relationships, spirituality, and experiences of prejudice like colonialism, racism, sexism, and homophobia. The list has a green arrow at the bottom pointing right.
ALT An infographic by Kids Help Phone listing factors that can influence mental health, such as access to services, economic factors, learned coping tools, and societal stigma, presented against a backdrop of a serene beach.
It's World Mental Health Day! 🌍💜
It’s a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters.
We all deserve good mental health. 💜
ALT Drawing of a globe with a smiling face. A green ribbon is wrapped around it, with the text: “World Mental Health Day Oct 10”. Above the drawing is the MHF logo. Below is the text: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
PTC fait la transition vers @BlackHealthCAN!
Nous avons passé 5 années incroyables pour ce projet, et nous sommes très reconnaissants de la passion et du soutien de notre communauté. Nous n’aurions pas pu le faire sans vous !
ALT Light blue background in the top left there is the Black Health Alliance logo and the top right is the Pathways to Care Logo. Below in purple it says "We're moving!" a sign that says 'September 13th' is below. In a yellow box it says "Our social media accounts are closing and moving to Black Health Alliance! Under is an illustration of a group of Black people. The bottom banner on the post says "Make sure to follow us and stay up to date!”
This year's #IOAD2024 theme is #TogetherWeCan highlighting the importance of collective action in the fight against overdose. We honour our loved ones & continue our commitment to making safer substance use accessible to everyone
Free naloxone near you: ontario.ca/page/where-get-fr…
ALT "On a white background it says Together We Can. in dark blue text in a purple brushed circle outline. Below in dark blue it says International Overdose Awareness Day - August 31st 2024.
The next slide is a dark blue background in white text it says #iOAD2024. Below it says International Overdose Awareness Day - Saturday, 31 August 2023. At the bottom there is the Intern atonal Overdose Awareness Day."
ALT "On a white background it says Together We Can. in dark blue text in a purple brushed circle outline. Below in dark blue it says International Overdose Awareness Day - August 31st 2024.
The next slide is a dark blue background in white text it says #iOAD2024. Below it says International Overdose Awareness Day - Saturday, 31 August 2023. At the bottom there is the Intern atonal Overdose Awareness Day."
The Pathways to Care Team wishes you and your loved ones a fun and safe Caribana long weekend!
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L’équipe de Pathways to Care vous souhaite et à vos proches, une weekend de caribana amusante et avec de sécurité! #caribana#toronto
ALT On an off white background, there are 3 purple, pink and yellow feathers in the top right and left corners. In the center is the Pathways to Care logo. Below in purple text is says wishing you and fun and safe Caribana long Weekend! from the Pathways to Care Team. Below is an illustration of a happy group of Black people.
ALT On an off white background, there are 3 purple, pink and yellow feathers in the top right and left corners. In the center is the Pathways to Care logo. Below in purple text is says wishing you and fun and safe Caribana long Weekend! from the Pathways to Care Team. Below is an illustration of a happy group of Black people.
August 1st is Emancipation Day. It marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire freeing over 800,000 enslaved Africans and their descendants in parts of the Caribbean, Africa, South America and Canada.
#EmancipationDay
ALT On a white background there is a large offwhite organic circle in the background with a think black sketch around the circle. On the top left corner is the Black Health Alliance logo and the top right corner has the Pathways to Care Logo. Below this is an image of a fix breaking away from a chain on the wrist. To the left it says August 1st 20204 Emancipation Day.
ALT On a white background there is a large offwhite organic circle in the background with a think black sketch around the circle. On the top left corner is the Black Health Alliance logo and the top right corner has the Pathways to Care Logo. Below this is an image of a fix breaking away from a chain on the wrist. To the left it says August 1st 20204 Emancipation Day.
Thank you everyone who attended our virtual Pathways to Care project closeout!🩷
Despite our project coming to a close, we're so excited to continue on our pathway to Black mental health and wellness at Black Health Alliance🫶🏿
Thanks for all the support!
#blackmentalhealth
ALT On a beige background the Pathways to Care logo is in the top left corner and the Black Health Alliance logo is in the top right. Below in purple it says Thank you for attending Virtual Pathways Forward! Below that there are 6 laptops and smart phones with screenshots of the presenters and the Miro board activities
We've added two more groups to our Autism Services ABA group programs. Registration is open until July 4! 🎉 Group-based ABA Services focus on skill-building in communication, social skills, self-help skills, emotional regulation/group readiness skills. stridestorontoautismservices…
Relive the magical moments that made the Black Joy Gala an event to remember! 🌟
Our inaugural Gala was truly a celebration of the power and beauty of Black excellence and community. We appreciate everyone who came out and made this event so special. ❤️
Eid Al-Adha Mubarak to you and yours from the Pathways to Care Team!
ALT On a purple background there are light yellow stars, moons and a lantern hanging from the top of the post, below in white it says Eid Al-Adha Mubarak! Below that in white it says From the Pathways to Care Team! Underneath there is an illustration of a group of happy Black people. In a pink banner at the bottom of the image it has the Pathways to Care logo in Black
A HUGE thanks to all who attended & made our project closeout a success!🫶🏿
To our community members, leaders, collaborators, thank you for your unwavering support, participation and enthusiasm for improving mental health for our youth and families🩷#blackmentalhealth
ALT A collage of photos from the Pathways Forward event, there's a small square on the right of the first panel that has the Black Health Alliance and PTC logos in the top corners, below it says Thank you for attending Pathways Forward! May 22nd 2024. On the second slide there's another collage of photos from the enet there's a small square on the left of the first panel with the Black Health Allliance logo at the top, below in black in says Pathways Forward 2024 with the Pathways to Care logo below
ALT A collage of photos from the Pathways Forward event, there's a small square on the right of the first panel that has the Black Health Alliance and PTC logos in the top corners, below it says Thank you for attending Pathways Forward! May 22nd 2024. On the second slide there's another collage of photos from the enet there's a small square on the left of the first panel with the Black Health Allliance logo at the top, below in black in says Pathways Forward 2024 with the Pathways to Care logo below
Happy Pride from the Pathways to Care Team! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
This month we celebrate the contributions of Black queer, trans and 2spirit folks that have fought and continue to fight diligently for our collective rights and freedoms!
#pride#pride2024#pridemonth#blackpride
ALT On a light beige background there is a purple, orange, beige and pink swirl at the top. Below it says Happy Pride! From the Pathways to Care Team! Below there is an animation of a group of Black people.
Meet our incredible Pathways Forward speakers! 🔥We are so excited to have these amazing folks join us for what will be a spectacular closing celebration for our Pathways for Care Project!
Registration closes May 10th 2024, don't miss this!
Sign up here: tiny.cc/9zp0yz
ALT On a light beige background with pink and yellow airbrushed designs in purple it says Wed, May 22nd 2024. In black it says Pathways Forward: results, reflections and next steps. Below it says Meet our speakers! Below it says Pathwaysforward.eventbrite.ca. Bottom right has the PTC and Black Health Alliance logos.
ALT The next slide at the top left says Pathways Forward: results, reflections and next steps.
Below in Black it says Lydia-Joi Marshall, Board Chair, Black Health Alliance.
Ms. Lydia-Joi Marshall is a proud Caribbean Canadian woman who champions issues in health equity. Lydia-Joi currently serves as the Chair of the Board of directors of the Black Health Alliance. Academically she lends her expertise from her BSc. in Biology from Western University and MSc. in Human Genetics from Howard University. Lydia-Joi consistently strives to challenge diverse groups to examine systemic disparities and has done so through many platforms including multi-disciplinary published research, leading dynamic international workshops and most recently as a TEDx Toronto Speaker. Recently recognized as one of the top 100 to watch in Canada 2023 by CIBWE she strives to call us to the collective action of dismantling oppressive systems for the goal of unity and communal growth.
ALT The next slide at the top left says Pathways Forward: results, reflections and next steps.
Below in Black it says Tiyondah Fante-Coleman Researcher, Pathways to Care Project.
Tiyondah Fante-Coleman is a Researcher at Black Health Alliance and a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School for Public Health. Her research interests are varied, but she is passionate about working with marginalized communities, community-based research, qualitative methods and action-oriented academia-to-systems research initiatives.Tiyondah is currently leading knowledge mobilization from the findings of the Black Health Alliance: Pathways to Care project, which aims to increase access to mental healthcare for Black children and youth across the province of Ontario. Her dissertation work is focused on the determinants of restraint use in young Black patients in psychiatric settings.
ALT The next slide at the top left says Pathways Forward: results, reflections and next steps.
Below in Black it says Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best Project Lead, Pathways to Care Project.Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best is a public health researcher with a specialization in mental health and whose work primarily focuses on Black communities in Canada and the Caribbean. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health.From 2018 to 2023 Dr Jackson-Best led the Black Health Alliance: Pathways to Care project. Currently she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University. Her program of research will explore the impact of Islamophobia on the mental health of Black Muslims, Muslims, and Muslim women in Canada.
Black youth are impacted by multiple and reinforcing trauma
Race-related, generational, neighbourhood surveillance, violence, migration e.t.c.
They are also often among the most complex patients in relation to trauma
-Tiyondah Fante-Coleman
#bpaomentalhealth#MentalHealthAwareness
ALT Orange stylized background in large black text it reads "a call to be kind, because compassion connects us all" to the left there are two people smiling at each other. On a white banner at the bottom of the image it says May 6-12, 2024 MentalHealthWeek.ca #CompassionConnects"
Join us May 4th 10a-3p @ Lakeridge Health Oshawa, for free breast and cervical cancer screening and info, lunch, dancing and giveaways for African-Caribbean communities!
Register: tinyurl.com/4ecwufu2
@dchc_durhamchc @blackhealthcan@taibuchc @theolivebranchofhope
ALT Image of a black person smiling directly to the camera while 4 people in the background out of focus are chatting and smiling. In white text says EmmpowerHER breast and cervical health seminar - awareness & screening in African-Caribbean communities. Below it says May 4th 2024 10am to 3pm at Lakeridge Health Oshawa - Hospital CT, Oshawa, ON L1G 8A2. To the right of that there is a QR code that says scan to register. At the bottom of the poster the logos for Durham Community Health Centre, Central East Regional Cancer Program, Black Health Alliance, Lakeridge Health, Taibu CHC and The Olive Branch of Hope
Join us May 4th 10a-3p @ Lakeridge Health Oshawa, for free breast and cervical cancer screening and info, lunch, dancing and giveaways for African-Caribbean communities!
Register: tinyurl.com/4ecwufu2
@dchc_durhamchc @blackhealthcan@taibuchc @theolivebranchofhope
ALT Image of a black person smiling directly to the camera while 4 people in the background out of focus are chatting and smiling. In white text says EmmpowerHER breast and cervical health seminar - awareness & screening in African-Caribbean communities. Below it says May 4th 2024 10am to 3pm at Lakeridge Health Oshawa - Hospital CT, Oshawa, ON L1G 8A2. To the right of that there is a QR code that says scan to register. At the bottom of the poster the logos for Durham Community Health Centre, Central East Regional Cancer Program, Black Health Alliance, Lakeridge Health, Taibu CHC and The Olive Branch of Hope
Don’t miss @CanadianAfrican Mental Health is Wealth on Sun May 5 2024 at 12:30p-4p -BMOIFL, 3550 Pharmacy Ave, Scarborough
A free event for youth & caregivers to learn to navigate mental health systems, enjoy self-care activities, food & more!
Register: shorturl.at/cjyTV
ALT Poster with a dark green background at the top it says Mental Health Is Wealth, below it says Indaba Black Youth and Caregiver community engagement event. Under that in a yellow square it says Join us for an afternoon of: free lunch, enjoy a delicious meal with the community. Share your voice: check out what we found in our mental health research project, listen to insights from SAPACCY and CAMH team members and share your thoughts. Knowledge is power: learn about mental health and how to get help when you or your loved one needs it. Youth and caregiver wellness activities: youth, explore your creativity and experience how awesome art can be for your well-being! Caregivers, take some time for self-care with a relaxing activity to let go of stress and recharge. Under that it says SAPACCY in collaboration with CAFCAN. In a red box under that it says BMOIFL 3550 Pharmacy Ave Scarborough, May 5th 2024 12:30 to 4:00pm. To the right there is a QR code to register here.