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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...
Location Southern Alberta Key recommendations Routine parasite screening should be included as part of standard HIV care in non-endemic areas (i.e. Canada) Key populations HIV positive individuals born outside of Canada (immigrants and refugees) Key findings Positive Schistosoma and Strongyloides serology was co...
Key population Key recommendations CCIS working with partners’ websites to increase translated content for patients Set up mitigation strategies for last minute cancellations, when requiring translation services Key findings All respondents indicated that the program met expectations, in terms of learning t...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) Immigrant children and youth resilience post-flood were tied to: 1) constructive parental responses, 2) effective school support, 3) active involvement in/with community, and 4) connections between disasters and the environment. 2) Major challenges to recovery...
Community organizations: unidentified partner school in Calgary Integration timeline: not defined Future research / gaps identified: Examine how students could be supported with think-aloud study guides and a K-W-L (know, want to know, learned) chart revised to include “D” for “did” and “S” for “still want to kno...
Community organizations: Literacy, English and Academic Development (LEAD) Program at the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) Future research / gaps identified: Interviews and discussions were conducted in English only. Results cannot be generalized to refugee youth in Alberta as a whole. Integration timeli...
Community organizations: n/a Future research/gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key findings The influx of refugees changes with refugee crises around the world, year, and country of origin The number of Calgarian Privately Sponsored Refugees was greater than Federal Governm...
Gaps identified Short time period of evaluation, longitudinal studies would be effective Low sample (10 clients for interviews and surveys combined), data is preliminary Key recommendations Maintain the brief therapy sessions for refugee clients, and provide resources for further sessions if required Find...
Gaps identified Not enough focus on resilience of newcomers Key recommendations More funding to community associations that help with integration processes. Enhancing informal support channels, particularly community networks that serve newcomers. Key findings To study participants, success constitutes a multi-dime...