MIELI Without Borders

Mental health awareness for foreign language speakers in Finland

Mental health is for everyone

Moving to and living in a new country can be terrifying and sometimes even traumatizing. About one third of foreign-language speakers in Finland feel that they would have needed support for their mental health but didn’t reach out. The main reason was the availability of information in a language they understand – or rather lack thereof.

MIELI Without Borders wants to fill this gap and go even further. We believe that access to mental health support should not be determined by your cultural or linguistic background, and we’re dedicated to fight for this.

Mental health does not discriminate. And neither should mental healthcare.

With almost half a million foreigners living in Finland, and an everchanging world-political situation, this is now more important than ever. Join us and become part of a community for foreigners, by foreigners that welcomes people regardless of language, origin, ability, gender, religion, or status.

Information

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about services
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Community

of non-Finnish
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What’s new?

The psychosocial burden immigrants carry

In this blog, Matias Tuxen reflects on the THL study of discrimination against immigrants in health care in Finland as well as shares his own insights as a mental health professional.

Breaking Barriers Podcast

This 2-episode podcast was created by 4 Diak (Diaconia University of Applied Sciences) students who wanted to bring attention to the link between racism and mental health. In this dialogical exploration, they discuss the professional social services perspective and what can be improved.

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Coming up…

TOIVO group: Surviving Finnish Winters

Do you struggle during the long and dark Finnish winter? Do you want to meet new people and learn ways to deal with the Finnish winter and our mental wellbeing together? Come join us in a 10-week long peer support group in collaboration with Miitti!

Finding calm in the storm workshop

Have you ever noticed that the harder we fight to control our emotions, the more overwhelmed we feel? It’s like trying to calm a storm by shouting at the wind. Join us for an engaging workshop where we’ll discover how our minds can get us stuck in patterns that add to our stress and pull us away from what truly matters.

Volunteer training days: March 1st

As a volunteer of MIELI Without Borders you will be spreading awareness about mental health across various communities in Finland and will be given a platform to implement your own ideas about how to support migrant mental health and well-being. Location and time will be announced soon!