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Advancing health equity among racialized immigrant LGBTQ+ older adults TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University Conference 2024-12-05 TRS1 1.3.7 Culturally Inclusive and Effective Digital Mental Health Interventions for Immigrant Youth in Canada’s Asian Diasporic Communities：Protocol for a Community-engagement Project (Preprint) BACKGROUND Racialized immigrant youth face a multitude of challenges that heighten their vulnerability to mental illness. Digital mental health has increasingly been recognized as an effective method to improve accessibility to mental health services for communities with limited access to inclusive care, particularly among youth. However, despite the growing emphasis on cultural inclusivity in interventions targeting racialized and marginalized populations, there remains a gap in empirical evidence regarding how culturally inclusive elements are integrated into digital mental health practices and their impact on the effectiveness of these interventions. OBJECTIVE Focusing on Asian immigrant youth in Canada, this protocol outlines our community-engaged project, which aims to assess whether current digital mental health interventions provide effective and culturally accessible support, and how we can collaboratively develop a framework for creating innovative, inclusive, and effective digital interventions to promote youth mental health. METHODS A two-phase community-engaged approach will be used to involve Asian immigrant youth facing mental health challenges, youth leaders, service providers, and stakeholders from East, Southeast, and South Asian communities. Phase one includes scoping reviews on the technology, access, and cultural inclusivity of digital mental health interventions for Asian and racialized newcomer youth in Canada. In phase two, 15 diverse Asian youth leaders and 15 service providers will participate in a 3.5-hour online session to discuss the need for effective digital mental health interventions, share results from the reviews, co-identify key elements of an inclusive and innovative intervention, and outline next steps for forming a community-campus research partnership focused on mental health promotion for Asian immigrant youth. RESULTS This project is expected to yield a co-developed framework outlining key elements of culturally inclusive and effective digital mental health interventions for Asian immigrant youth in Canada. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced understanding of cultural accessibility gaps in existing digital interventions and strengthened community-campus partnerships to support youth mental health. CONCLUSIONS This research aims to improve access to culturally safe and effective digital mental health interventions for Asian immigrant youth. Benefits include enhanced mental health support for this population, increased awareness of mental health issues among stakeholders, and the development of a framework for culturally inclusive mental health services Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPublication 2025-05-29 The aging experiences of racialized immigrant LGBTQ+ older adults in Canada and beyond: Results of a scoping review and a program scan Presentation by Michael Butac and Yemisi Onilude to Community Project Advisory CommitteeTRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University Research Activity 2024-08-29 TRS1 1.3.7 CBRC Summit 2025, Montreal, QC, Canada. Michael Butac presented on the scoping review and program scan findings. TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University Conference 2025-11-22 TRS1 1.3.7 TMU 2SLGBTQ+ SRC Showcase TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University Conference 2024-11-12 TRS1 1.3.7 Advancing Health Equity Among Older Racialized LGBTQ+ Immigrants: Findings of a Scoping Review and Program Scan Manuscripts are being drafted from the report. Thus, the report is not published yet. TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University, York University, National Taiwan Normal University Publication 2024-10-11 Butac, M. , Yemisi Olilude,
Poon, M. ,
Li, A. ,
Chuang-Jacques, D. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.3.7 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub Fellowship TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University Award 2025-09-05 TRS1 1.3.7 Advancing Health Equity Among Older Racialized LGBTQ+ Immigrants: Findings of a Scoping Review and Program Scan. Toronto Metropolitan University. Report. Infographic report developed from unpublished draft report. TRS1 1.3.7 Toronto Metropolitan University, National Taiwan Normal University, York University Publication 2025-12-15 Butac, M. ,
Chuang-Jacques, D. ,
Li, A. , Yemisi Olilude,
Poon, M. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.3.7 Ubuntu for Promotion of Health Equity: A Conceptual Analysis Etowa, E., Adu, J., Boakye, P., Ranieri, V., Anoushka, A., Kim, C., Butac, M., & Wong, J. P. H. (under review). Ubuntu for Promotion of Health Equity: A Conceptual Analysis.Journal of Advanced Nursing. Manuscript ID: 5157382.TRS1 1.2.4 Toronto Metropolitan University Publication 2026-04-15 Egbe Etowa,
Adu, J. ,
Ranieri, V. , Anoushka Saksena,
Kim, C. ,
Butac, M. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.2.4 Ubuntu Philosophy as a Framework for Mental Health Promotion among Racialized Communities Etowa, E.; Adu, J., Ranieri, V; Anoushka, A.; Kim, C.; Butac, M.; and Wong, J. P. (accepted). Ubuntu Philosophy as a Framework for Mental Health Promotion among Racialized Communities. Abstract accepted for Oral Presentation at National Black Mental Health Conference. Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre of Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ontario. Coming up May 27-29, 2026. TRS1 1.2.4 Toronto Metropolitan University Publication 2026-03-13 Egbe Etowa,
Adu, J. ,
Ranieri, V. , Anoushka Saksena,
Kim, C. ,
Butac, M. ,
Wong, J. TRS1 1.2.4
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