About Us
Bridging research, practice, and global impact
Safe Roots Consulting is a registered Manitoba firm specializing in mental health consulting and counselling services. We provide culturally grounded, evidence-based support in mental health, suicide prevention, and community well-being, working with international organizations, NGOs, governments, academic institutions, community agencies, and individuals and families. Our expertise spans Global South and West African contexts as well as local practice here in Canada.
Our work is built on a simple conviction: effective mental health solutions must be rooted in community, shaped by culture, and grounded in evidence. We do not import generic frameworks dressed up in cultural language. We build solutions that are genuinely rooted in evidence, in community, and in practice.
Our Services
Our main focus is community mental health consulting, training, research and evaluation, and culturally responsive counselling. We support organizations and individuals from strategy and program design through implementation and evaluation, developing approaches that are contextually appropriate, evidence-informed, and measurable.
Research & Evaluation
Independent program evaluation, community needs assessment, qualitative and mixed-methods research, monitoring and evaluation framework development, knowledge translation, and research-to-practice consultation for nonprofit, community, academic, and funded development initiatives.
Training & Capacity Building
Customized workshops, staff development, and curriculum design for community organizations, settlement agencies, social-service teams, NGOs, academic institutions, and public-sector partners. Core topics include culturally responsive mental health practice; culture, migration and help-seeking; trauma-informed practice; community-based suicide prevention; and strengthening referral pathways.
Suicide Prevention Consulting
Evidence-informed suicide prevention program design, community engagement, training, referral pathway development, and technical advisory support for NGOs, governments, academic institutions, and community organizations, including in underserved and resource-constrained settings.
Community Well-being Programs
Community-based participatory approaches to mental health promotion and the social determinants of health, grounded in local assets and cultural knowledge.
Mental Health Strategy & Design
Designing culturally responsive mental health frameworks for organizations serving diverse and underserved populations, including Global South communities.
Counselling Services
Culturally grounded, trauma-informed counselling for individuals and families, delivered virtually to clients in Manitoba. Our counselling draws on clinical social work expertise and a deep respect for each client's cultural context and lived experience.
Additional Service
International Development Advisory
Technical advisory support for international NGOs, UN agencies, bilateral donors, local partners, and research consortia on mental health and psychosocial components of development and community-based programs, with particular experience relevant to West African and other Global South contexts. |
Why Safe Roots
Organizations working across mental health, migration, community development, and international development need expertise that combines research rigor with practical understanding of culture, community systems, and under-resourced service environments. |
Safe Roots exists to close that gap. Every engagement draws on genuine field knowledge, rigorous research, and a deep respect for the communities at the centre of the work.
Discuss Your Project
Planning staff training, a mental health initiative, program evaluation, community research, or technical advisory work? Tell us what your organization is working on and we can explore how Safe Roots may support the project.
CONTACT DETAILS
- Email: info@saferootsconsulting.com
- Phone: (+1) 204-869-2035
- Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Reach: Serving clients nationally and internationally
Who We Serve
Safe Roots Consulting works across sectors wherever culturally grounded mental health expertise is needed.
- International Organizations
- Government Agencies
- NGOs & Community Groups
- Hospitals & Clinics
- Academic Institutions
- Black & Racialized Communities
- Newcomers & Immigrants
- Individuals and Families (Counselling)