July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, and CMHA Thompson Region is encouraging people to think about the barriers some community members may face when trying to access support.

Education and Training Coordinator Iris Chan says those barriers can be cultural, financial, or personal, especially for people who may have grown up in communities where talking about mental health was not common.

Chan says connection can be an important part of healing, whether that means reaching out to a counsellor, a friend, or the wider community.

She adds people can learn more through CMHA Thompson Region’s Facebook page, and through resources like healingincolor.com.