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Rukhsana Ahmed and Victoria Strachan

Mental health of refugees in Canada calls for urgent attention

To various extents, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deterioration of the mental health of many people in Canada. However, certain groups have

Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND VICTORIA STRACHAN | August 11, 2021

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino and Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef greet Afghan refugees arriving in Canada on Aug. 4. Barriers to accessing available mental health services and the lack of culturally appropriate and tailored services impede on the ability of refugees to ameliorate the state of their mental health, write Rukhsana Ahmed and Victoria Strachan. Photograph of Marco Mendicino's Twitter

Mental health of refugees in Canada calls for urgent attention

Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND VICTORIA STRACHAN | August 11, 2021

To various extents, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deterioration of the mental health of many people in Canada. However, certain groups have

Mental health of refugees in Canada calls for urgent attention

Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND VICTORIA STRACHAN | August 11, 2021

To various extents, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deterioration of the mental health of many people in Canada. However, certain groups have

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino and Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef greet Afghan refugees arriving in Canada on Aug. 4. Barriers to accessing available mental health services and the lack of culturally appropriate and tailored services impede on the ability of refugees to ameliorate the state of their mental health, write Rukhsana Ahmed and Victoria Strachan. Photograph of Marco Mendicino's Twitter