Black Mental Health: Reclaiming the Path to Joy

At the end of the first national conference on Black mental health in Canada, "Black Mental Health in Canada: Overcoming Barriers, Bridging Gaps", in 2022, we set out to meet again in October 2024. Over the past few months, a great deal of research has been published, and new programs for mental health promotion, prevention and culturally adapted and anti-racist intervention have been implemented across Canada. This second national conference on black mental health in Canada will be an opportunity to talk about the progress made across the country and to share the knowledge acquired. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the many barriers that continue to prevent black people from benefiting from care adapted to their needs, as well as the social determinants that continue to hinder the mental health of black people and communities in Canada.

Learning objectives

1. To understand the social determinants associated with the mental health of Black people of all ages and ethnicities, in Canada and elsewhere.
2. To understand the evolution of the mental health of Black people in Canada, the racial disparities associated with it, and the barriers to care.
3. To understand new research, practices and innovations that support improved diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems in Black people of all ages.
4. To understand new promotion, prevention and care programs being developed across Canada to provide adapted and anti-racist services to black and racialized people.
5. Continue the ongoing dialogue in Canada and around the world to reduce inequities in mental health, both in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.