As is the case with the general Canadian population, certain segments of the immigrant and refugee population require population-specific considerations in terms of mental health needs. Module 3 examines the unique mental health needs of vulnerable immigrant and refugee women.
The module explores risk and protective factors, along with ways to support and help address this population's unique mental health needs. It also examines clinical considerations related to these needs, as well as potential mental health interventions.
The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993, Article 1) defines this as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”
As is the case with the general Canadian population, certain segments of the immigrant and refugee population require population-specific considerations in terms of mental health needs. Module 3 examines the unique mental health needs of vulnerable immigrant and refugee women.
The module explores risk and protective factors, along with ways to support and help address this population's unique mental health needs.
The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993, Article 1) defines this as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”