This webinar is presented by the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)
# Description
The migration journey of children, youth and their families who are newcomers to Canada can be a complex and stressful experience. A growing body of research evidence has documented the mental health challenges facing this group, the need to improve access to care, and to reimagine how mental health services are organized to address their needs. This webinar will provide participants with a summary of the key insights that emerged from a citizen panel and stakeholder dialogue convened on this topic, where best evidence was considered alongside views and experiences to help identify next steps to address this challenge.
# Learning objectives
- To understand the process used by the McMaster Health Forum to convene citizens, government policymakers, organizational and system leaders, professional leaders and researchers to deliberate about the issue of improving access to mental health services for children and youth who are newcomers to Canada
- To learn from those involved in the process about the key insights that emerged in terms of the problem(s) driving the issue, potential policy solutions for addressing them, implementation considerations and viable next steps for different constituencies
- To learn about how this work fits into the broader context of efforts to support children, youth and their families who are newcomers to Canada
# Presenters
- Kaealan Moat, Managing Director and Senior Scientific Lead, Evidence Products and Processes, McMaster Health Forum
- Ahmednur Ali, Scientific Lead, Equity-driven Evidence Support, and Editor of Health Systems Evidence, McMaster Health Forum
- Amanda Sim; McMaster Health Forum