Resources

LOW COST / FREE COUNSELLING RESOURCES

Africa Centre is pleased to partner with United Way and Alberta Black Therapists Network to bring free counselling from various licensed therapists. These services provide formal, 45 mins, one-to-one counselling sessions in the form of short term intervention utilizing solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy using video.

Family

Individual

Children

Couples

For more information and booking session, https://www.africacentre.ca/counselling

Other Community Services

Brightstar Respite

BrightStar Respite is an agency that provides respite services to children with an FSCD agreement either level 1 or level 2 in Edmonton, St Albert, Leduc, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove & Stony Plain.

BrightStar Respite employs dedicated, experienced Respite Support Aides with an educational background in working with children with developmental disabilities such as autism, ADHD, ODD, PTSD, Down syndrome, etc. BrightStar Respite provides hourly respite in home or in the community. We are also able to offer overnight respite for families that require that service. Staff are also able to offer sibling care if this service is included in the FSCD agreement.

Families that choose BrightStar Respite also enjoy the convenience of direct billing to FSCD at the end of every month and do not have to worry about paying out of pocket.

BrightStar Respite also offers specialized services such as play therapy, behavioral supports & physio therapy

Every family in our program also gets assigned a Family Support Worker to help them navigate other supports available to them. More information about our monthly special events such as field trips to the zoo is readily available in our monthly newsletter. We invite you take a look at our website & get in touch with any of our Family Support Workers & they will be more than glad to give you more information regarding our unique program.

https://brightstarrespite.ca/

Have you ever wondered how life could be different? Without wearing this mask “everything is fine” when underneath you are struggling… Wondered what it would feel like to be more in control of your mood, feeling confident and even happy!

But you don’t know how to or struggle to get there. Well, I want you to know that you can get there. As famously said by Misty Copeland.
“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you”.

Together, we can make this journey achievable for you! Rapid Action Health was created with you in mind. One of our mottos is “no health without mental health”. Our goal is to offer a wellness package based on personal needs that is holistic, evidence based and culturally sensitive. Our client chooses the service they feel best suits them. Life is fluid so are our services!

You can learn more about us and book your appointments by visiting our website at https://www.rapidactionhealth.com

Thank you for taking the time to read this far. I hope to get to meet you soon!

Mesh of Mothers (M.O.M) Foundation Inc. was founded in May 2021 during the pandemic as a way to fill gaps and create a safe and positive environment/services to meet the unique needs of black mothers in Edmonton. Our mission is to provide culturally relevant services and programs to meet the needs of Afro-Canadian women, expectant mothers and mothers in all stages of their lives by providing culturally sensitive services to build and nurture a strong community of women who will raise healthy and confident children who take pride in their culture.

One of our goals at M.O.M is to work towards bringing awareness to maternal mental health within the black community and the devastating impact it has on families. We are truly passionate about this as we strive to reduce the stigma around this topic. Furthermore, we provide fitness programs, mommy and me programs, a book club, psychoeducation, social outings and maternal mentorship to our moms. We also have an online platform where our moms are able to connect and ask questions in real time. This is especially helpful to our mothers who sometimes feel isolated.

As we are currently aware of the health disparities faced by afro-heritage mothers in accessing supports, Mesh of Mothers is finding practical and innovative ways to create better outcomes for our mothers.

M.O.M can be found on Instagram and Facebook (@meshofmothersfondation) and at https://meshofmothers.ca

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