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Health & Wellness Support

AHC offers a range of culturally responsive and client-centered mental health and wellness services tailored to the needs of diverse individuals and communities, particularly newcomers, immigrants, and vulnerable populations in Edmonton.

If you are a client from outside of Edmonton (rural Alberta), listed services are still available. However, these services are only available online.

The services aim to foster resilience, enhance well-being, and promote mental health equity through the following key components:

  1. Individual and Group Counseling
    • Culturally sensitive and trauma-informed counseling for individuals dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other mental health concerns.
    • Group therapy sessions to foster peer support and shared experiences, emphasizing themes such as adjusting to life in Canada, dealing with trauma, and building coping strategies.
  2. Community Engagement and Education
    • Mental health awareness workshops designed to reduce stigma and increase knowledge about mental health resources.
    • Culturally tailored wellness programs that incorporate practices meaningful to diverse communities, such as mindfulness, storytelling, and expressive arts.
  3. Support for Survivors of Trauma
    • Specialized support for clients who are survivors of war, conflict, domestic violence, and other traumatic events.
    • Safety planning, case management, and resource navigation to provide comprehensive assistance.
  4. Youth and Family Services
    • Family counseling sessions to address intergenerational conflicts and enhance family cohesion.
    • Programs supporting youth in navigating mental health challenges, particularly those arising from migration, integration, and identity conflicts.
  5. Workshops and Training
    • Regular training sessions for community members and staff on topics like suicide prevention, trauma-informed care, and stress management.
    • Partnering with external organizations to enhance the community's capacity to respond to mental health challenges.
  6. Referral and Case Management Services
    • Comprehensive needs assessments to identify and address mental health and wellness concerns.
    • Referrals to external mental health specialists, medical professionals, and community resources as needed.

Culturally Responsive Counseling Services

  • Individual and group counseling sessions tailored to address cultural and linguistic needs.
  • Trauma-informed care for clients experiencing PTSD, anxiety, or depression, particularly for those from war-torn regions or experiencing migration stress.

Focus on Client Empowerment

  • Tools and resources to help clients build confidence and develop self-management skills.
  • Opportunities for clients to co-design wellness programs, ensuring they address community needs effectively.

Youth and Family Health & Wellness Supports

  • Health & wellness programs addressing the unique challenges faced by youth in immigrant, newcomers families, such as identity conflicts and integration stress.
  • Individual / family counseling can improve communication and strengthen intergenerational relationships.
  • Health & Wellness Information Sessions

Community Awareness and Education

  • Public workshops to reduce stigma around mental health in immigrant and newcomer communities.
  • Training for community leaders and volunteers to recognize and respond to mental health challenges.

Partnerships with Culturally Competent Professionals

  • Collaboration with mental health professionals trained in cultural competency and trauma-informed approaches.
  • Access to interpreters and culturally appropriate practices to ensure client comfort and understanding.

Peer Support Networks

  • Group sessions where clients share experiences and build supportive relationships.
  • Programs led by trained peer facilitators to promote a sense of belonging and community cohesion.

Community-Based Wellness Initiatives

  • Wellness workshops focusing on mindfulness, stress management, and emotional resilience.
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My little girl loves dance and music and performing arts. She was overjoyed when she got a chance to learn ballet last summer during the weeklong training. It was amazing seeing her and other little ones get a shot at ballet and experiencing a dance studio. As children, they got something to TELL about during their Show and Tell sessions at school. As a newcomer, it’s those opportunities don’t happen every day.

Catherine Namuddu, Leduc

My favourite time each month is when SWIS comes to my school! We play games, do activities, and we learned how to make ice cream from a bag! I love when we get to do SWIS. It makes school fun.

Student

EICS School Division, age 9

Our family would like to sincerely thank AHC for all that they have done for us. We are new to Canada, and AHC has been even more caring than a family to us, helping with physical, emotional, and psychological support. When we came to Canada we were confronted by the cold winter, and AHC showed us how to protect ourselves from the cold and brought us all that we needed to keep warm. All of us truly loved that. With their help, we are finding our place in Alberta society, Canadian society. We are getting there, little by little, we are moving forward.

The Bakajika Family

Leduc

I just wanted to send you a HUGE thank you for all of your help. Mom has let us know that he has been approved for his citizenship which is amazing news. I cannot believe how quickly it happened. We are very much appreciative of all your support and guidance.

Education Partner

Lakeland

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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times. 
We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.
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