Hi Jane , I so agree with your statement about ‘ not trying to be something you are not.’ I have heard from several black youth about how much of a put off this is. I loved the video in the Knowledge hub about how to better engage black males around mental health services. One of the speakers mentioned creating a safe space where these men…

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I love this playlist ‘Rise up’ by Andra Day and ‘Rooted’ by Ciara are my favourites. ‘Conscious messages to jam too!’

I believe that allowing black youth and their families to participate in the full research process that involves quantitative and lived experience is essential in sharing the authenticity of their narratives. Non traditional methods to how service is delivered to youth when it comes to accessing mental health services, e.g. finding out…

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Hi Chantal,

I like what you said about ‘wrestling with their discomfort.’ In my Social Work training at Ryerson, it was common for my professors to remind myself and my peers to sit with our discomfort and reflect on where our discomfort is rooted. Our first reaction is never to let go of privilege. Privilege is the currency that gives us…

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In my opinion, anti-Black racism remains a significant and troubling reality in Ontario for several reasons. One is the continued discourse of denial that is prevalent among Canadians. Canadian leaders cannot acknowledge the role Canada has played historically in the slave trade of Africans, and their erasure of African Canadians contribution…

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