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Future research / gaps identified: Need for systems navigation support for and facilitated pathways into mental health supports. Key findings: Mental health workshops are effective in Generating community dialogue Increasing awareness of mental health and available supports / resources Reducing the stigma...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: 1) Conduct future research on specific groups within IMO women, e.g. newly arrived older immigrants, those with lower socioeconomic status, those experiencing language and cultural barriers, etc. 2) Understanding the perspectives of the family and socia...
Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key findings: 1) Football (soccer) as a common habitus between home and Canada. 2) Gender norms, roles and gendered football experiences while playing on a co-ed team in Edmonton. 3) Football league’s intentions of having a minimum amount of female players on the fi...
Community organizations: Brooks Composite High School Integration timeline: not defined Open access: No Future research / gaps identified: Continue joint research and advocacy around this topic Key findings: 1) The study emphasized the importance of social justice and antiracism in educational practices at vari...
Key findings: 1) Transitions to supportive living were mainly done when publicly-funded home care services were maxed out, and the health of the senior was declining. 2) Family members experienced shame and guilt when transitioning their elderly to supportive living. 3) Mainstream supportive living facilities often did...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) The program aims to educate and train key members from ethnocultural communities into ‘animators’ who can act as community leaders and liaisons. 2) Key inputs fall into 5 categories: human resources, material resources, funding, time and community pa...
Community organizations: n/a Key recommendations: Expand the gardening space and create new community gardens for more newcomers. Alter policies that allocate most of the produce to the food bank, such that the newcomer gardeners themselves can take home more of their harvest. Provide formal recognition for vol...
Key populations: LGBTQ refugees who now live in Alberta Key recommendations: Not stated Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: not stated Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Alberta has deep affordability challenges for housing, as well as shortages and shortcomings wit...
Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Feelings of belonging and exclusion post-migration are described as “being located in the country and yet also being an outsider is always posing a tension between b...
Key findings: 1) Canadian multiculturalism was critiqued as unresponsive to the needs and interests of Black African immigrant students and not supportive of their identity reclamation. 2) African Indigenous knowledge is a significant part of the identity of Black African immigrant students and the acknowledgment and v...
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