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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...
Location Calgary, Alberta Community organizations Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Key recommendations An interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) should be strongly considered as the screening method for refugees arriving in low-incidence settings if resources are available. Key populations Refugees Gaps identified L...
Open access: No Key recommendations: Diversify the mental health service workforce. Increase the availability and quality of mental health services in Black-dominated neighbourhoods. Embed anti-racist practices and intercultural competencies in mental health service delivery. Key populations: Black youth i...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: This thesis explored the experiences of 3 case studies due to limitations in participant recruitment due to COVID-19. Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: mental health counselors/therapists working with refugees in Alberta Key recomm...
Integration timeline: not defined Key recommendations: 1) AAISA members should: i) notice where evolving community needs are, ii) increase networking, iii) facilitate trust and community between other small centres, and iv) ensure each centre has a shared understanding of the zone of collaborations graph before worki...
Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Interviewees expressed that they had received some formal or informal training related to sexual education, sexual violence, and/or sexual orientation and gender identity, but that limited resources were available for this. 2) Most of the settlement counsellors inter...
Location Calgary Edmonton Alberta Key recommendations More information regarding settlement agencies, such as who can qualify for settlement services, as well as verification of legitimacy Increase centralization of services in one location, and condense services into a pamphlet/booklet and assign these...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Investigate the extent to which Canada has a one-size-fits-all model for PSR and how this impacts key differences between refugee’s home countries. 2) Examine the role of faith-based organizations in Canada’s PSR program and how to bolster grassroots support for sponsor...
Community organizations: Bangladesh Canada Association of Calgary (BCAOC) Future research / gaps identified: The researchers are expanding to explore community engagement with the Latino/a/x, Arab, Southeast Asian, and Black communities to understand their barriers to healthcare access Integration timeline: not def...
Community organizations: Pride Centre of Edmonton Key findings: List of 2SLGBTQ+ refugee and newcomer resources in Edmonton, including organization’s name, website, social medias, phone number, address, and note on the specific scope of the organization. Key recommendations: n/a Location: Edmonton, AB Op...
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