Heather Kitching and Hong Fook Mental Health Association

Hong Fook Mental Health Association: Workshop facilitator Maria Lo said newcomers go through so much when they come to Canada that they might not realize just how much stress they're under. Maria Lo, training co-ordinator for the Hong Fook Mental Health Association in Thunder Bay, was one of the facilitators at a recent workshop for workers who help immigrants and refugees. Heather Kitching/ , according to CBC. They may feel like they are getting sleepless nights ... but not necessarily realizing that they are having mental health issues." Redefining normal New immigrants and refugees in Thunder Bay may start receiving more support for mental health issues, after a workshop for those who provide settlement services to newcomers wrapped up Friday. Many times, when they're new to a country, they have the new system to navigate, and also a lot of paper work, looking for a job, and trying to settle in new environment, they may not realize how much stress they have been put through, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.