Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better - a self-help guide for single newcomers

Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better is a self-help guide for single newcomers developed by a team at CAMH. The guide is designed to help single new immigrants and refugees adjust to living in a new society as quickly and easily as possible. It provides suggestions on how to deal with 21 of the most common issues encountered by newcomers including how to overcome culture shock and isolation, cope with stress and discrimination, learn English, establish and manage new relationships and enjoy new experiences. The primary goal of this booklet is to decrease the amount of post-migration stresses, facilitate resettling in Canada and promote physical and mental health of single newcomers.

Alone in Canada will be of interest to agencies serving newcomers such as settlement agencies, ESL and LINC programs, health services, international schools/colleges, adult learning centres and immigrant women centres.

The booklet can be accessed in several ways:

• All 18 languages are now available in print form. The booklet is free of charge for orders of 50 and under, available by calling CAMH's McLaughlin Addiction and Mental Health Information Centre at 416.595.6111 in Toronto or 1.800.463.6273 in Ontario. For orders of more than 50 copies, contact CAMH's Marketing and Sales Services at 416.595.6059 in Toronto or 1.800.661.1111 in Ontario. A small handling charge will be applied for orders of 50 and over.
  
• An online html version is now available in English and French.

• Online PDF versions are available in:

• For other resources on mental health and addiction in different languages visit Multilingual Resources

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