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BLACK MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2024
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Art & Our Health
In a report conducted by Kids Help Phone in 2021, data revealed
"Black youth are facing a tsunami of mental health crises in Canada, however statistics suggest Black youth are 47% less likely to seek mental health support compared to white youth."
Did you know...
Art is a great way to combat poor mental health outcomes?
The relationship between the arts and mental health is a proven model that helps to reduce the effects of mental health issues. Arts-based techniques (like painting, dancing and role play) are often used as evidence-based interventions for poor mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression.
There is also growing evidence that the arts can be used in non-therapy contexts for promoting mental health, such as using performing arts to learn about the core subject areas in schools or doing visual art with adults who are mentally well, and want to sustain that sense of wellness.
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Practising the arts can be used to build capacity for managing one’s mental and emotional well-being.
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Because
Representation
Matters
Historically, the Black community has been placed at a disadvantage when it comes to our mental health, due to lingering trauma experienced from enslavement, oppression, colonialism, racism, povery and segregation. Due to these experiences, many black Canadians experience poor mental health outcomes and are facing barriers when pursuing access to care.
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At The Little Things TO, we aim to do our part to combat the stigma and negative perceptions of black and racialized individuals by creating art-based tools, workshops, free resources and more that help our communities see ourselves in a positive light while also providing positive means of self-expression!
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