PHO Rounds: Promoting Black Excellence and Evidence Based Innovations in Mental Health

To commemorate Black Mental Health Week 2024, this Rounds will share findings from a Rapid Review on Mental Health Services and Programs with, and for, Black communities. Speakers will draw on key findings from the review, including strategies uncovered in the literature for reducing barriers to mental health care and promoting meaningful engagement of Black communities. Speakers will present findings in alignment with the ‘Five Priorities to End Disparities’, as highlighted in a community-led and community-informed report on Black health and well-being by the Black Health Alliance. The session will include a practice-based example led by CAMH’s Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY).

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
-Describe the ways anti-Black racism in Canada has translated to detrimental outcomes and harms, including differential mental health outcomes for Black communities
-Discuss the diversity and characteristics of mental health services with, and for, Black communities
-Describe Black communities’ leadership and impact in designing and implementing mental health programs and services
-Explain examples of meaningful collaborations with Black communities when co-designing and co-implementing anti-racist and responsive mental health supports

Presenter(s): Aklil Noza, Dr. Chantal Phillips, Kevin Haynes