Future research / gaps identified:

1) Investigate key factors influencing mental health outcomes among immigrant clients of faith.

2) Explore how religious beliefs and practices impact coping mechanisms and resilience in the face of trauma and stress.

Key findings:

The authors identified 9 themes and 22 sub-themes from the interview data, where the themes were:

1) Using faith as a coping strategy

2) Relationship with faith changed post-migration

3) Invalidation of racism in practice

4) Counselors’ failure to address faith

5) Faith as a “free flowing process”

6) Cultural stigma surrounding mental illness

7) Establishing a strong therapeutic relationship

8) Faith and trauma

9) Barriers to mental health help-seeking

Key populations: “Immigrant clients of faith in Alberta”. Participants reported their religions as: Buddhist, Christian, unspecified, Evangelical, Seventh Day Adventist, Spiritual/Rastafarianism, Muslim and Catholic

Open access: Yes

Community organizations: n/a

Integration timeline: not defined

Key recommendations:

1) Implement faith-based models in therapy practice, and assess its effectiveness

2) Create faith-based, trauma aware programming and therapy modalities

Location: Alberta, not otherwise specified