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Building Skills for Change:
Join Our Community Workshops

You’re not alone, and connection to others is key to healing, growth and a sense of belonging. Each workshop aims to help you feel better equipped, more connected, and more confident in your ability to support yourself and your community.

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Learn, Share, and Grow Together

In Person:
February 14th and 15th, 2026;
10 am -2 pm (2 sessions)

Youth Circles:
Real Talk on Respectful Relationships

For Albertan Afghans & Iranians (Edmonton & Calgary) – Ages 14-18.

Are you a youth who wants to build healthy bonds and support your peers? Get ready for honest chats, creative activities, and scenarios to better understand.

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online & in-person:
Starts - Oct 30
Every Thursday, 6 weeks
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

THE ART OF NAVIGATING LIFE’S UPS & DOWNS

Language: Farsi

With inner strength, community support, and inspiration from Iranian culture and literature, we’ll look deeper within and prepare for life’s challenges.

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Online:
starting - Jan 10th, 2026
Saturdays 10 am -12 pm (MT)

Youth Circles:
Real Talk on Respectful Relationships

For Albertan Afghans & Iranians (Edmonton & Calgary) – Ages 14-18.

Are you a youth who wants to build healthy bonds, learn how to set boundaries, and support your peers?
Get ready for honest chats, creative activities, and scenarios to better understand.

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Workshops & Events

Participate in engaging workshops designed to enhance your personal growth and sense of belonging to your community. Check out our upcoming events.

The Art of Navigating Life’s Ups and Dows

Through four pillars (connection, wellness, healthy thinking/feeling, and meaning), this program equips community members with mindfulness, self-care, and resilience techniques. Join us to learn how to cope with crises and daily stresses.
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Raising Children Between Two Worlds

Through this program, parents learn self-care, effective communication, and strategies to support children’s mental health and social inclusion across cultures, while also supporting other parents.
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Culturally-Informed Healing & Resilience

This program provides a healing space using art, music, storytelling, and mindfulness to process grief, strengthen cultural memory, and cultivate emotional resilience and shared meaning.
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Leveraging Community Strengths

The complexities of post-migration adjustment and cultural transitions often shape mental health and relational challenges. CMHE’s programs address key community concerns, including parenting across cultures, social integration, and depression.

Gain the Confidence to Lead in Your Community.

Join the CMHE community and discover your unique capabilities. Our workshops focus on the resilience you already have. You’ll leave feeling empowered, capable, connected, and ready to uplift your community.

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The Benefits of Our Workshops

Reducing Stigma with Education
Our training programs prioritize mental health education and awareness in the healing process.

 

Inclusive and Supportive Spaces Workshops are structured to recognize and normalize shared experiences.

Practical Self-Care Skills


Community members learn practical tools to support their own well-being and the well-being of others around them.

 

Enhancing Community Bonds Participate in a welcoming environment where you can share your lived experiences and support other community members. Our programs support a sense of belonging and collective resilience.  
Culturally Informed Education All training is developed and facilitated by mental health professionals who belong to the same ethnocultural communities.  
Accessible Entry Points to Support For many individuals, educational sessions and group-based support feel more approachable than individual counselling, especially if they have not had prior counselling experience.  

Advancing Mental Health Through Knowledge and Community

You will acquire practical skills to manage everyday experiences, such as stress and anxiety, communicate effectively, and support others in distress. These training programs develop tools that can be utilized in daily life.

Access to Holistic Care Services

We connect community members and helpers with resources in their language so they can access services that support their holistic care needs. This empowers them by removing barriers to accessing mental health care.

Reducing the Stigma Together

In our workshops, we will engage in important discussions about mental health in a safe, familiar space. Community members contribute to developing a culture of acceptance, reducing the stigma and encouraging others to talk about mental health and seek support.

Developing Resilience and Confidence

Community members leave our training not only with developed skills but also with greater confidence to take action in their communities. We, together, empower each community member or helper to take action for change.

Ongoing Support and Connection

Community members do not stop connecting after the workshops; they join a longer-term network of support where they can continue to lean on one another and share their stories, even after the program concludes.

Learning Through Experience

Our approach to learning is interactive and experiential. Programs incorporate methods such as role-playing, the arts, and storytelling grounded in real-world experiences. Community members connect meaningfully with both the material and one another.