From Stigma to Support: Changing the Conversation on Black Mental Health

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From Stigma to Support: Changing the Conversation on Black Mental Health

Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:00to14:00

5858 chemin de la C么te-des-Neiges, Montreal, QC, H3S 1Z1, CA

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In honour of Black History Month, this event will explore the stigma and current state of Black mental health in Canada, highlighting both best practices and the biases that shape clinical care. Through real-life examples, we鈥檒l examine how Black individuals navigating psychological concerns may experience dismissal, gaslighting, or misinterpretation of their symptoms鈥攐ften rooted in systemic and practitioner-level bias. We will also discuss how clinicians鈥� assumptions can influence diagnosis and treatment, particularly when lived experiences of racism are minimized or overlooked.

The event is a collaboration between the 涩里番 Department of Family Medicine鈥檚 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Concordia University鈥檚 Black Perspectives Office.

Presentation title:听From Stigma to Support: Changing the Conversation on Black Mental Health

Speaker:听Myrna Lashley, PhD, Associate听Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, 涩里番 as well as an adjunct researcher at the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research,听Jewish General Hospital. 听

Date: Thursday February 26, 12-2pm.听Lunch will be provided at 12pm.

Location:听Hybrid. In person at 5858, C么te-des-Neiges Road, 3rd floor (Room 307) and online via Zoom.

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About The Speaker

Myrna Lashley is an internationally recognized clinical, teaching and, research authority in cultural psychology, and serves as an expert psychological consultant to institutions, including the juvenile justice system. For seven years, she was the Chair of the First-Line Psychosocial Science Committee of the Clinical Ethics Committee of CIUSS de centre-ouest-de-l'ile-de-Montr茅al. She has worked both as a consultant to First Nations and the Jewish communities, and as the Cross Cultural Trainer for the Grievance Committee office of the secretariat for 涩里番.