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Suliana Beraki, who is completing a minor in Gender & Women\u2019s Studies (GWST), recently published a blog post in The Trauma & Mental Health Report<\/em>. Her piece examines the barriers faced by Black and Indigenous people of colour (BIPOC) within Canada\u2019s health care system. The article also features insights from Assistant Professor Bianca Beauchemin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beraki discusses how BIPOC communities are often over-policed, made invisible and given less support from public services. Many individuals in these communities don\u2019t trust the healthcare system due to a long history of unethical and unfair treatment. They also face systemic racism and longer wait times for care, which leads to chronic stress, trauma and poor health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full blog post in The Trauma & Mental Health Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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