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Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) A triple Venn diagram indicates the overlap and differences between the Connect Team, the Bridge Link Team, and the NEST Teams. 2) The Connect Team at the Welcome and Reception Centres initiate the case management process, process onboarding, refer to other part...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Perspectives of service providers were explored, and not those of the young men they were serving. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Our first theme, a sense of self in relation to systems, included connections between mental wellbei...
Key populations: LGBTQ refugees who now live in Alberta Key recommendations: Not stated Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: not stated Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Alberta has deep affordability challenges for housing, as well as shortages and shortcomings wit...
Community organizations: 1) ASSIST Community Services Centre 2) Action for Healthy Community (AHC) Future research / gaps identified: Continue following the organizations post-evaluation to determine how the organizations and/or the larger landscape of settlement services have/have not changed Integration timeline:...
Integration timeline Open access: No Community organizations: CCIS Centre for Refugee Resilience Future research/gaps identified More research to understand long-term impact of therapy services on refugee youth and families More research to understand unique needs of different refugee populations and how to...
Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Feelings of belonging and exclusion post-migration are described as “being located in the country and yet also being an outsider is always posing a tension between b...
Key populations: Syrian refugees who now live in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Assess current interventions that target the needs identified in this study, and create new initiatives to better respond to these needs. Community organizations: Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative Future research / gaps iden...
Key findings: 1) Canadian multiculturalism was critiqued as unresponsive to the needs and interests of Black African immigrant students and not supportive of their identity reclamation. 2) African Indigenous knowledge is a significant part of the identity of Black African immigrant students and the acknowledgment and v...
Community organizations: Centre for Newcomers Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: LGBTQ2S+ newcomers Key recommendations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Key findings: Existing settlement and integration services largely do not meet the needs of LGBTQ2S+ newcomers to Calgary, especial...
Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) ages 14-24 in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address the challenges and barriers SAIY identified in this study. Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified...
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