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Gaps identified NA Open-access – Yes http://habituscollective.ca/3d-flip-book/family-violence-broker-and-apartment-1310/ Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Continue the program Key populations Family Violence Brokers Key findings From the period January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020, the Family Viole...
Integration timeline First two years Key populations Africans West Africans first generation immigrants Gaps identified Inclusion of translators in future studies in order to gain more participation A longitudinal study pertaining to this topic Inclusion of LGBTQ relationships in order to gain more...
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 populations Clients of the program Key recommendations 1. Continue to provide specialized supports for culturally diverse families with Children’s Services involvement and family violence concerns. 2. Continue to offer support to victims and perpetrators of family violence with FV Specialists dedicated to both. 3...
Key recommendations Early mental health promotion with recent immigrant parents is critical for supporting immigrant children’s wellbeing in a new country Key findings African immigrant parents struggle with the tension of holding traditional cultural views of wellness in an environment where structures and services...
Location: Edmonton, AB Key findings: 1) Much heterogeneity exists within the newcomer population, thus ECELC can benefit from engaging a multiplicity of newcomers and those who work closely with newcomers. 2) Some of the realities for newcomer families mirror the realities for other families in Edmonton when it comes...
Key populations African immigrant women Location NA Key findings African immigrant women feel ill prepared to face challenges building a new life in Canada, including changes in gender roles and economic well-being; participants in study lack community support, reflected in mental/emotional health and parenting iss...
Key populations NA Key recommendations 1. Continue to provide specialized supports for newcomer families with Children’s Services involvement and family violence concerns. 2. Seek opportunities to build on learnings to expand the FV Specialist role and Apartment 1310 Program. 3. Continue to evaluate the FV...
Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe practices as kick...
Key populations Syrian refugees Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Social worker have an important role to play in refugee resettlement Key findings Explores the experiences of one refugee sponsor group composed of social work faculty, argues that social worker have an important role...