MHPAL Community Information Session

On March 6, BVIP hosted a Community Information Session on Bow Valley Mental Health Participatory Action Learning (MHPAL) Project. The session provided an opportunity to update community members on:

• Background and motivation for the project

• Project team members

• Plans for community outreach

• How community members can participate

Community Session Resources:

• Find the presentation PPT slides here

• For more information on the project, visit the MHPAL website

The session highlighted the importance of culturally appropriate mental health care, and the barriers to accessing support that newcomers to Canada may experience.

We look forward to exploring these themes, considering ways to improve, and sharing the learnings with you as this project continues.

About the MHPAL Project

People from around the world think about and experience mental health differently. The services and programs that work for one ethnocultural community might not work for another. The Bow Valley Mental Health Participatory Action Learning (MHPAL) Project is a community-based initiative that aims to:

• explore different ways people understand mental health, and;

• consider how mental health services could better support Bow Valley locals from around the world.
  

More Information & Contact

• For more information on the MHPAL project, please visit the MHPAL webpage.

• To learn about upcoming events and other opportunities to participate, sign up to receive updates from BVIP and follow BVIP on Facebook.

• Do you have questions or comments about the MHPAL project?
  Please contact:

  Natasha Lay (She/Her), Coordinator
  Bow Valley Immigration Partnership (BVIP)
  email: bvip@banff.ca | cell: (403) 431-0705