[Kathe]

We wanted to share this opportunity to join DIVERT Mental Health‘s online community and to participate in their inaugural education session about YouthREX’s Centering Black Youth Wellbeing certificate.

In honour of Black History/Futures Month, DIVERT is launching their virtual educational series on mental health research and care that integrates inclusivity and technology (accessibility) with Harnessing the Digital Community to Center Black Youth Wellbeing (Monday, February 13th, online from 12PM to 1PM EST). Panelists Dr. Uzo Anucha (Academic Director for YouthREX), Dr. Carol Wade (Academic Member, YouthREX), and Kamau Davis-Locke (Learning and Research Associate, YouthREX) will chat about their experience launching Centering Black Youth Wellbeing. They will reflect on the possibilities and limitations of anti-Black racism trainings, such as this certificate, to contribute to organizational equity shifts and overall knowledge, awareness, and sense of safety in organizations.

To participate, register as an Associate Fellow for DIVERT. It’s free and only takes a few minutes. After registering, you will receive a calendar invitation for the event within one business day. As a registered member, DIVERT will be keeping track of your attendance so that you can receive a record of attendance for these sessions. Each session will be live captioned in French.

DIVERT Mental Health, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Training Platform, is dedicated to disrupting mental health research and practice with children, youth, and families through integrating inclusivity and accessibility within university training programs and within communities of practice outside academia. Harnessing technology to increase the reach of the mental health system requires breaking down silos between disciplines, between universities, and between sectors. Their Associate Fellows stream is open to anyone and everyone interested in joining the DIVERT Mental Health training community as a learner, a mentor, or a teacher. Once registered, Associate Fellows get free access to DIVERT’s monthly virtual educational activities (one session and one professional development workshop a month), an invite to annual in-person regional meetings, and limited access to mentorship affinity groups with leaders in the field. Check it out!

[Rochelle]

Hello everyone,

I’m Rochelle, I’m the Equity Social Worker with TCDSB. I completed my Master’s degree in social work from Ryerson, where the lens was Anti-Oppressive Practice. I also completed my Bachelor in Social Work degree at a Historically Black University in Alabama and I realized the value of the Black Community being centered.

[Ciara-Joy]

Hello everyone!
I’m Ciara-Joy Hutchings, I’m a student in Community Justice Services final year. I graduate next month.

[Brad]

Good day all. Super excited to join this cafe! My name is Brad and I am a Child and Youth Worker with the TDSB. To post my first question, I’d like to ask “what are some ways to build partnerships and collaborative efforts with the African Canadian community so that I can improve and enhance my work with our students?

[REX]

Thank you for starting off this conversation Brad!