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Community organizations: Brooks Composite High School Integration timeline: not defined Open access: No Future research / gaps identified: Continue joint research and advocacy around this topic Key findings: 1) The study emphasized the importance of social justice and antiracism in educational practices at vari...
Community organizations: Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key populations: Syrian refugee families who now live in Edmonton, AB Open access: No Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: The Syrian refugee families have been living through various forms of tran...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Study limitations included: Qualitative findings from one part of Alberta may not necessarily be generalizable to African immigrant communities in other areas. Parent perspectives were explored, but not those of the youth and children themselves. E...
Future research / gaps identified: Analyze similar vaccination policies in other provinces and to what extent they meet the needs of im/migrant families and children. Integration timeline: not defined Key population: newcomer children in Alberta Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Key findings: 1...
Community organizations NA Location Alberta Key recommendations Need for systemic changes to immigration policy to address the transition from TFW status to living without status in Canada Need to address the issue of human trafficking for the purposes of labour in Canada Creating better avenues for recourse...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations (a) deploying child protective measures that are culturally tailored to African immigrant families (b) building community resilience by tapping into the communal cultures of the group to develop culturally relevant family-to-family support networks and mentorship program...
Integration timeline: arrived in Canada in the last 5 years Key populations: newcomer mothers and children who have experienced homelessness in Canada Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Analyze how immigration status and immigration class affect the pathway to hom...
Key recommendations Early mental health promotion with recent immigrant parents is critical for supporting immigrant children’s wellbeing in a new country Key findings African immigrant parents struggle with the tension of holding traditional cultural views of wellness in an environment where structures and services...
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...
Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe practices as kick...