become a certified wellness advocate in your community.
Taskeen Wellness provides culturally responsive education, mentorship, and support to parents,
youth and religious leaders who wish to gain advanced skills in supporting mental health and
wellness in their communities.
become a certified wellness advocate in your community.
Taskeen Wellness provides culturally responsive education, mentorship, and support to parents, youth and religious leaders who wish to gain advanced skills in supporting mental health and wellness in their communities.
building resilient communities
Are you looking to
Better support families and youth who are not being supported during COVID-19?
Improve communication skills to resolve family conflict?
Understand common mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD and PTSD?
Improve access to culturally responsive mental health services?
Deal with challenges associated with the immigrant and refugee experience?
Help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health conversations?
Become more emotionally intelligent and foster better personal wellness habits in yourself and in your families.
learn how to navigate the mental health system and access social supports
Our Program
Our approach to helping communities is three-fold
Our team of mental health professionals will provide mental health education and ongoing coaching and support to leaders and volunteers in your community. Our goal is to support a group of Wellness Advocates in your community who will support the well-being of their families and youth.
advanced mental health knowledge and skills workshops
Deliver advanced mental health knowledge and skills workshops to age appropriate cohorts of community members.
regular coaching
Support these cohorts of wellness advocates with regular coaching sessions to help them apply their knowledge in real-life situations
Build a community of care
Build a community of care for participating communities by exposing wellness advocates to the wider network of mental health and social support resources
Communities Being Served
To learn more about our current projects or to register to join a cohort, please click below. If your community is interested in developing a Wellness Advocate training and support program, please review our program guide and then reach out to us for a free consultation.
Thorncliffe Park / Flemingdon Park, Toronto, Ontario
Taskeen Wellness launched its programming in the Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park communities in collaboration with champions from local agencies and grassroots community members.
Pricing
Taskeen Wellness is currently managed by a volunteer clinical team, supported by interns funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. Programs are currently offered free of charge to participating communities. Future funding will depend on government grants and your generous support. Please consider donating to help bring mental health education and support to your community.