Faculty
Social Science
Supervisor Name
Professor Michael Haan
Description
African immigrants are the fastest growing immigrant population in Canada. However, they are still extremely under-researched especially in regards to their understandings and experiences with mental health. This is important to look at due to the stark differences between Canadian African views on mental health. Current literature shows that while African immigrants are self-reporting as having above average mental health, there are still taboos and discriminatory concerns that exist as a barrier to transparency with it. This research will utilize the Stata software to analyze the Canadian Community Health Survey (2017) to further look at African mental health in order to compare their self-reported opinions of their mental health with potential mental health symptoms. There will also be recommendations for areas on where further research could take place and policy changes to address the taboo of mental health with African immigrants.
Document Type
Poster
African Immigrants' Mental Health in Canada
African immigrants are the fastest growing immigrant population in Canada. However, they are still extremely under-researched especially in regards to their understandings and experiences with mental health. This is important to look at due to the stark differences between Canadian African views on mental health. Current literature shows that while African immigrants are self-reporting as having above average mental health, there are still taboos and discriminatory concerns that exist as a barrier to transparency with it. This research will utilize the Stata software to analyze the Canadian Community Health Survey (2017) to further look at African mental health in order to compare their self-reported opinions of their mental health with potential mental health symptoms. There will also be recommendations for areas on where further research could take place and policy changes to address the taboo of mental health with African immigrants.