IDENTIFYING AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PERSON OF COLOUR; OR ALLY
WHY WE NEED TO IMPROVE BLACK HEALTH & WELL-BEING
WHY WE NEED TO IMPROVE BLACK HEALTH & WELL-BEING
- Black Canadians represent 2.9% of the overall Canadian population, but represent 18% of Canadians living in poverty in Canada. (Statistics Canada, 2009)
- People of Caribbean, East, West African origin in Ontario have 60% increased risk of psychosis. (Anderson, Cheng, Susser, McKenzie, and Kurdyak, 2015)
- Black women are 43% more likely to die from breast cancer than White women. (Marc Hurlbert, phD, Chief Mission Officer, Breast Cancer Research Foundation)
- A 2012 report by the Wellesley Institute found Black immigrants in Canada were 76% more likely to assess themselves as “unhealthy” than other racialized groups.
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Mental Health pages retrieved from:
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre. (2018). Mental Health & Neurodevelopmental challenges. Mental Health & Neurodevelopmental Challenges . Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://keltymentalhealth.ca/mental-health
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre. (2018). Mental Health & Neurodevelopmental challenges. Mental Health & Neurodevelopmental Challenges . Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://keltymentalhealth.ca/mental-health