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Location NA Key recommendations Need to engage African immigrant men in policies and practices that shape their lives, including immigrant serving agencies and organizations. Important to engage community organizations and elders in this process Key populations African immigrant men Key findings African immigrant...
Key findings Refugees tend to live in the far north part of Calgary, some small portions in the Southwest, and a large concentration in the Forest Lawn/Northeast part of Calgary because housing is more affordable there Single refugees are likely to face housing affordability issues far more than their counterparts...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? The average length of residency was 22.5 years. Key Recommendations Culturally competent service provision by mainstream services (including removing cost barriers, improving translation and acc...
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...
Gaps identified NA Key findings Women’s perceptions of health, and examples of how they tried to achieve such, showed they wanted to do best for their and baby’s health but faced numerous difficult life circumstances during pregnancy and postpartum. Despite existing challenges, programs, such as HMHB, can play a crit...
Location Alberta Key populations Service providers at SPOs (Service Providing Organizations) in Alberta Key findings Barriers to access and use of mental health services include: language barriers, cultural interpretations of mental health, stigam around mental illness, fear of negative repercussions of living with...
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...
Key populations Syrian refigees Location Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta Key recommendations Strengthen social connections among refugees to find employment; access resources and express identity; address systemic issues around racism and discrimina...
Key findings NA Key recommendations Providing more funding, material resources, staff or volunteers, programming, or program sites to lessen waiting lists Gaps identified Long waiting lists immigration and integration programmes and classes Location Calgary, Alberta Key populations Service providers (part of CL...
Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Better advertising of existing programs and services is essential. Different kinds of services and supports are needed for professional and non-skilled migrants. Key findings Calgarians who are born outside Canada sometimes do not access migration services during...
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