DCDSB Black Mental Health Day Event
Not Just Surviving: Centering Black Mental Health
Date: Monday, March 6, 2023
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Please note that doors open at 6:00 p.m. with community service booths set up to provide information to attendees.
Location: Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (1375 Harwood Ave N., Ajax)
March 6, 2023 marks the fourth annual Black Mental Health Day, recognized by communities across Ontario. On Black Mental Health Day, we are called to recognize the ongoing impact on mental health that results from experiences of anti-Black racism. It is also a day to raise awareness of the specific mental health needs of Black communities across Ontario.
This year DCDSB proudly presents:
Dionne Sinclair
Vice President Clinical Operations & Chief Nursing Executive
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Having lived experience as an immigrant child from Jamaica, Dionne will share her journey from these beginnings to her current role as the Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at CAMH. Dionne will be speaking about the impact of racism on the mental health of Black and other racialized individuals and the pervasive reality of anti-Black racism in Canada, discussing both the current state and what to do about it.
Maryanne Oketch
Winner of Survivor, Season 42
As we become more aware of the inequalities that members of minority communities face, it is important to understand what the systemic issues are that lead to injustice. In this talk, Maryanne will draw from her personal life experiences to describe how she overcame the challenges and roadblocks that came her way, and the support that she had while doing so.