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Gaps identified Lack of consideration for gender-specific support services Community organizations Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association (CAIWA) Key recommendations Policymakers need to pay closer attention to differences between settlement locations and how they impact the different gender groups; Transpor...
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...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations (a) deploying child protective measures that are culturally tailored to African immigrant families (b) building community resilience by tapping into the communal cultures of the group to develop culturally relevant family-to-family support networks and mentorship program...
Key recommendations The implication of the findings of this research is that low/zero literacy among Yazidi refugees hinders their ability to learn English language in Canada. Hence, the authors make the recommendation that Yazidi refugees with low literacy should be provided with training in their local language of &#...
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...
Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Service providers Key Recommendations A more in-deoth understanding of the impact of cuts in fundings on refugees. Key findings This research is on the barriers and facilitators in...
Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Practitioners who work with refugees must interrogate their own pre-conceptions of resilience and how those pre-conceptions influence their expecations for refugees; Individual members of refugee communities are capable of defining their own needs; Important for refugees...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations the Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Co-operative, in Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Researchers need to first and foremost follow principles of Community-Based Participatory Research Program (CBPR) and be considerate of the cultural settings of their par...
Gaps identified Little knowledge exists on how factors such as ethnic group and cultural beliefs intersect and influence health care access and outcomes Key populations Sudanese women Community organizations Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative Location Alberta Key recommendations It is crucial to facilita...
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