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Asking for help when things are not right
Created by: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
This factsheet outlines what is part of the normal reaction to living in a new country and when and how to ask for help. Download "Asking for help when things are not right" [PDF; Somali].
The factsheet is part of a larger booklet called “Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better” [PDF; Somali] wherein newcomers share tips on learning to live in a new culture. Topics include:
- living in a new culture
- making friends
- celebrating the holidays
- learning the unwritten rules of Canadian manners
- building a new identity
- exercising for fun and health
- asking for help when things are not right.