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Discrimination, Psychological Isolation, and Flight from School

Community organizations Windsor YMCA Location Windsor, Ontario Key recommendations NA Key findings Discrimination negatively impacts students’ ability to adapt to and deal with the educational stressors of a new environment. When students experience discrimination, their options are to fight, fawn, or flee—that i...

Does Community Size Matter in the Settlement Process? The Experience of Syrian Refugees in Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada

Key recommendations More research is needed Key findings How recent Syrian refugees navigated the settlement and integration process and what services: The refugees’ main points of contact were varied, for instance, settlement workers for GARs and private sponsors for PSRs. Friends and families also helped them i...

Immigrant Mothers’ Perspectives of Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Mental Health Care for Their Children

Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Open-access – No Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Gaps identified Lack of culturally congruent care for immigrant populations seeking mental health care, and lack of culturally competent inter...

Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Programs: Experience of Syrian Refugees in Alberta, Canada

Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings Private spronsorship effective for bringing refugees to Canada; All refugees, including PSRs face settlement challenges especially around employment and language learning; PSRs face similar challenges to GARs and...

Pathways for Refugees’ Descent into Homelessness in Edmonton, Alberta: the Urgent Need for Policy and Procedural Change

Key recommendations (1) Increase in affordable non-market housing by provincial and municipal levels of government; (2) Putting in place a rent supplement program so the refugees can afford private renal market housing; (3) Federal government waiving transportation and medical loans, so it doesn’t compromise thei...

Cultural Brokering with Syrian Refugee Families with Young Children: An Exploration of Challenges and Best Practices in Psychosocial Adaptation

Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Need for additional funding and supports for models of immigrant settlement that are holistic and culturally informed, such as the cultural brokering model; Empowering community members in early stages of resettlement so they can navigate integration on their own when th...

“I Belong to Nowhere”: Syrian Refugee Children’s Perspectives on School Integration

Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Females: The length of stay in Canada ranged from eleven months to one year. Children: The length of stay in Canada ranged from five months to one year. Open-access – Yes https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jcie/index.p...

Syrian Refugee Families with Young Children: An Examination of Strengths and Challenges During Early Resettlement

Location Edmonton, Alberta Key findings Using RAISED between Cultures model in education and settlement support: Reveal culture Acknowledge pre-migration experiences Identify post-migration systemic barriers Support family and community strengths Establish connections between environments Determine child...