Students who require immediate support should contact Student Health and Wellness by phone to book an appointment: 902-494-2171 or online booking (Halifax), and UNB Saint John Counselling Services (sjcounsellor@unb.ca, 506-648-2309, or use the online booking) or Saint John Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team: 1-888-811-3664
Additional e-mental health options for students include: Good2Talk– free and confidential counselling for post-secondary students Ask a Nurse– confidential answers to your health questions within 72 hrsTAO– an online mental health library
Self-Care Tips for Black People Who are Struggling With This Very Painful Week: Link
Contacts:
The Black Student Advising Centre (902) 880-4602 taiwooa@dal.caPLANS (Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians) Manager: Sarah Upshaw (902) 494-7831 sarah.upshaw@dal.ca
Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (BMSAC) Facebook and Twitter
CFMS Anti-racism Book Club/Summer Reading Course: sign up here
Canadian resources: 'The Skin We're In' by author Desmond Cole (2020) 'There's Something in the Water' (2019) (Netflix Documentary by actress Ellen Page and Dr. Ingrid Waldron, a sociologist at Dalhousie University that looks at environmental racism in the Black and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia)
How you can help (petitions to sign, places to donate):
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.coPetition to Canadian Medical School Deans to Commit to Reducing Economic Barriers to Medical School Applications: Link
Black Lives Matter Solidarity Fund Nova Scotia: GoFundMe Link Imhotep's Legacy Academy (ILA) - is an innovative university-community partnership that uniquely mobilizes university/college students, faculty and community leaders to help improve student success and bridge the achievement gap for Grades 6-12 students of African heritage in Nova Scotia. https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/imhotep.html
