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Empowering new beginnings: A holistic evaluation of a community-developed multi-sports program for new-to-Canada refugee youths and its impact on physical literacy, mental wellbeing and social health

Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) Future research / gaps identified: Evaluate long-term effects of the program. Integration timeline: mean of 1.19 months since arrival in Canada Key findings: 1) Positive changes, particularly for those who participated frequently, included impro...

Children & Youth, Mental Health, Physical Health, Refugee Experiences, Programs and Services
2024 Read More

Understanding social inclusion: Stories of disruption through school policies/practices in refugee families’ life making in Canada

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...

Children & Youth, Families, Refugee Experiences, Resettlement & Integration
2023 Read More

Transitions to belonging: Evaluating the impacts of a community-based physical activity program through the lens of newcomer youth’s definitions of mental health

Key recommendations: The results also indicate that programs such as IPLAY can have important and positive impacts on youth participants, and how future programming may be able to adapt to further support the growing demographic of newcomer youth. Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) WinSport 2) CCIS...

Children & Youth, Equity and Belonging, Mental Health, Physical Health, Programs and Services
2023 Read More

A narrative inquiry into the experiences of Syrian refugee families with children living with disabilities

Community organizations: N/A Future research / gaps identified: Study encompasses the stories of 2 families and cannot be generalized. Integration timeline: Not defined Key populations: 2 Syrian refugee families with children with disabilities Key findings: Resonating narrative threads that emerged from the st...

Children & Youth, Disability, Families, Equity and Belonging, Refugee Experiences
2022 Read More

Resilience within the context of refugee youth adaptation to new life in Canada

Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: had been in Canada for 3 – 5 years Key findings: 1) Resilience was defined by refugee youth as consisting of doing well and feeling well as they resettled in Canada. 2) Positive adaptation to Canadian society was grounded in negotiating belonging, which consi...

Children & Youth, Equity and Belonging, Refugee Experiences, Resettlement & Integration
2020 Read More

Trauma-informed teaching practice and refugee children: A hopeful reflection on welcoming our new neighbours to Canadian schools

Community organizations: Calgary Board of Education (CBE) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: It is importance to adopt a trauma-informed teaching practice in supporting refugee children who have experienced the traumas of war, emphasizing the infectious hope and resilience brought by these child...

Children & Youth, Education & Learning, Mental Health, Refugee Experiences
2017 Read More