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Open access: Yes Future research / gaps identified: This study focuses on legal immigrants who are highly educated, and findings may not be relevant to undocumented workers and/or immigrants with varying levels of education. Key recommendations: Create stronger penalties as well as incentives that make employers...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: African immigrant women are a highly heterogeneous group, so future studies should account for these different identities and experiences. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: Most participants were recruited by using already established...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Future research: Continue to analyze healthcare access and health disparities between Albertans born inside or outside of Canada as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaps: The survey only collected data from a snapshot in time, and the survey result...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Improve the understanding of mental health needs of Black refugees in Alberta and the barriers they face in accessing care. 2) Identify effective strategies for promoting health equity and mental health among Black refugees in Alberta. 3) Explore the experiences of Black refugees i...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Collaborating with Imams and mosques can be an effective way to increase health knowledge, identify avenues for cancer screening promotion, and encourage cancer prevention in their communities. Local Imams were highly supportive of incorporating health messagin...
Future research / gaps identified: Results cannot be generalized to all South Asian youth or all immigrant youth in general, across different intersectional social locations Integration timeline: immigrants not defined Key findings: Barriers to sexual and reproductive health service access were: fear of stigma &...
Key findings: The Youth Therapy Program is providing essential and impactful support for newcomer children/youth and families impacted by trauma. The program is effective in responding to the changing conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is successful in helping children heal from trauma and a...
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...
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...
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...