“Global tragedies continue to have devastating impact on the populace, particularly women and children. One of the consequences is that immigrant, refugee, and racialized women of Saskatchewan have experienced a number of traumatic events. Yet, women presenting symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) encounter mental health service providers with little or no experience working with immigrant, refugee and racialized clients. Many immigrant, refugee and racialized women fail to access the health care system for varying reasons, including language barriers and cultural differences between health providers and clients that create structural and systemic problems.”
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