Jordan Sherstobitoff is a Registered Nurse and Master of Nursing Thesis student at the University of Saskatchewan. During her Undergraduate studies at Selkirk College, she was actively engaged in Street outreach nursing, where she provided care to individuals who were experiencing homelessness and diverse health inequalities. Engagement with marginalized clients exposed her to a multitude of social justice issues. This ignited a passion for social justice and political advocacy within her community. Since, she has presented at municipal government meetings, organized overdose prevention events, naloxone training sessions, and spoke to topics such as homelessness and lack of housing on CBC radio. Hoping to continue her growth of advocacy skills needed to engage in social justice practice within nursing, she enrolled for a master's degree at the University of Saskatchewan. She works alongside Dr. Maina, her supervisor, to engage in research with marginalized communities in Saskatchewan.
Exploring the mental health knowledge and self-care practices for racialized immigrant youth in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Funded in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, University of Saskatchewan student Jordan Sherstobitoff is working with Regina Community Clinic to assess the mental health knowledge and self-care practices for racialized immigrant youth in Regina, Saskatchewan
Her project will undertake a descriptive cross-sectional survey to understand and document immigrant youth mental health knowledge and self-care practices. The objectives are to a) constitute an immigrant youth advisory group comprising of individuals with lived experiences of mental illnesses, b) administer the survey and questionnaire to assess newcomer youth's mental health literacy, resilience, well-being, and self-care, c) translate the survey findings to inform the next steps of the research study and d) develop research briefs to be shared with agencies servicing racialized immigrant youth, such as settlement agencies and the health authority. The information gathered from this important work will be used to develop essential relationships with stakeholders in Regina that will be foundational to the success of the larger project to help the immigrant communities in the province.