By Jessica Diamond Treat yourself with kindness and respect and avoid self-criticism. Negative self-talk can be extremely damaging, so remember to treat yourself with the understanding and compassion that you treat your best friend. Take care of your body Taking care of yourself physically can improve your mental health. Be sure to: Eat [...]
By Georgie Alford - February 2022 - This year, Anti-Bullying Day, also known as Pink Shirt Day, is recognised on Wednesday February 23rd. Bullying, defined broadly as a deliberate effort to hurt someone else, often over a long period of time, is a deeply rooted societal issue that can occur at any period [...]
By Robb Johannes (with Amanda Ceniti) - February 2022 - . Many years ago, I was working as a mental health and addictions support worker. A gentleman I was supporting, Sanjay*, had been living with a form of paranoid schizophrenia where he would perceive people close to him as impostors pretending to [...]
By Nea Maaty - February 2022 - . Black Wellness Hubs are temporary pop-ups located in neighbourhoods with high Black populations. Organized by various service providers that serve the Black community, the goal of these hubs is to promote health and wellness to Black community members through an inclusive, ethno-racial and welcoming [...]
Advocate for equality By Nina Badwal - February 2022 - Tatyanna Watts wants to make sure that no one is left behind. She has been volunteering for the St. James Town Community Corner for about a year as a Community Outreach Ambassador. As an African-Canadian, her mission is to connect Black folks [...]
Previous in-person services at the St. James Town Community Corner now available by phone while others put on hold By Nina Badwal - January 2022 - . Since its opening in 2011, The Corner’s mission has always been to provide residents of St. James Town an inclusive space where they can access [...]
The accidental volunteer By Nina Badwal - January 2022 - . You can call Nina Kukoc the “accidental volunteer.” One day while taking a stroll in her neighbourhood, Kukoc encountered the St. James Town Community Corner’s Share and Reuse Hub, The Corner @240 (located at 240 Wellesley Street East). After learning more about [...]
By Munira Yusuf - December 2021 - . Every year on December 6th, Central Neighbourhood House hosts its annual event for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in honor of the 14 women that were murdered during the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989. This year's virtual event [...]
By Nina Badwal - December 2021 - (Photo: Daily Bread Food Bank) The holiday season is upon us and food insecurity in Toronto is getting worse. According to a report from the Daily Bread and North York Harvest food banks, there were 1.45 million client visits to food banks between April 1, [...]
By Yvonne Yorke - December 2021 - . World AIDS Day, designated on the 1st of December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and mourning those who have [...]
Nalini Pandalangat, Director of Newcomer Health & Specialty Services, Sherbourne Health, is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, and has extensive experience leading projects and programs in the community health, hospital and international development sectors. Her PhD was on cultural influences on help-seeking, treatment and support for mental health problems in the Sri Lankan Tamil community. Her research and program interests are focused on immigrant mental health, gender and health, cultural competence, health care access and health equity. Currently she is part of a core team working on the development and dissemination of a refugee mental health framework.
