Wellbeing

This cluster investigates young people’s experiences of trauma and the social conditions, policies and initiatives that facilitate resilience pre-and post-resettlement. To open a project’s page, click on the research title in the table below.
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Research Projects

Project TitleLead Researcher(s)Research Partner(s)PublicationProject Status
Social-Emotional Development in Refugee Children and FamiliesTina MaltiKDE Hub, Muslim Council of Greater Hamilton, YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford, and Calgary Catholic Immigration SocietyAvailableComplete
Well-Being and Learning: Processes of Resilience in Refugee ChildrenJennifer JenkinsN/AAvailableComplete
Loss and Protracted Family Separations among Refugee Children and Youth: Examining post-migration impacts and service needsAKM Alamgir Access Alliance, OCASI, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT), Across Boundaries, FCJ Refugee CentreAvailableComplete
School and Community Resources and the Social-Emotional and Academic Adjustment of Refugee ChildrenMartin GuhnN/AAvailableComplete
Promoting Resilience among Newcomer YouthMichael UngarMuslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) N/AOngoing
Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Refugee Newcomer Families in Waterloo Region
Dillon Browne
Sanctuary Refugee Health CentreAvailableComplete
Safe Spaces: Youth with Refugee Experience and Their Parents Harnessing ResilienceSusan BrighamThe Syrian Canadian Foundation N/AComplete

Support for Refugee Families in Waterloo Region in Managing Conflict and Addressing Domestic Violence: Towards an Interculturally Integrated Approach to Family Conflict Management

Dillon BrowneN/AN/AComplete

Enhancing Cultural Literacy to Improve Refugee Mental Health Services: An Innovative Educational Initiative for Supporting Culturally Appropriate Service Provision in the Waterloo Region

Dillon BrowneCommunity Healthcare Kitchener-Waterloo Refugee HealthN/AComplete

Implementing Research on the Impact of Social Isolation on Refugee Children and Youth: Their Resilience and Coping Mechanisms

AKM AlamgirAccess Alliance, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)AvailableComplete

Participatory Visual Methodologies in Mental Health Promotion Research with Refugee Youth who have Experiences of Gender-based Violence: A Scoping Review

Dillon BrowneN/AN/AOngoing

Mental Health and Help-Seeking among Refugee Children and Families in Hamilton, Ontario

Amanda SimWesley Urban Ministries, Centre3 for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton Immigration and Partnership Council, and Children’s Services and Neighbourhood Development, City of HamiltonAvailableComplete

Publications & Reports

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Khanlou, N., Shakya, Y., Islam, F., & Oudeh, E. (2014). Newcomer youth self-esteem: A community-based mixed methods study of Afghan, Columbian, Sudanese and Tamil youth in Toronto, Canada. In L. Simich & L. Andermann (Eds.), Refuge and resilience: Promoting resilience and mental health among resettled refugees and forced migrants (pp. 109 -129). New York: Springer.
Browne, D., Roy, D., Philips, D., Stephenson, D., & Shamon, D. (2020). Supporting Patient and Clinician Mental Health during COVID-19 via Trauma-Informed Interdisciplinary Systems.
Smith, J. A., Basabose, J.D., Browne, D. T., Psych, C., & Stephenson, M. Family Medicine with Refugee Newcomers During the COVID-19 Crisis. Canadian Family Physician.
Basabose, J.D., Smith, J. A., Browne, D., Stephenson, M., & Brockett, M. 2020. Promoting Family Well-Being and Resilience of Refugee Newcomers in the Waterloo Region: The Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre. Canadian Diversity, 17(2), 94-99
Shakya, Y., Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Htoo, S., Akbari, A., Jandu, B., Spasevksi, M., Berhane, N., & Forster, J. (2014). Newcomer refugee youth as ‘resettlement champions’ for their families: vulnerability, resilience and empowerment. In L. Simich & L. Andermann (Eds.), Refuge and resilience: Promoting resilience and mental health among resettled refugees and forced migrants (pp. 131 -154). New York: Springer.
Shakya, Y., Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Akbari, A., Malik, M., Htoo, S., Khogali, A., Mona, S. A., Murtaza, R., & Alley, S. (2011). Educational aspirations among newcomer refugee youth in Toronto: Expectations, challenges and strategies. Refuge 27(2), 65-78.
Abojedi, A., Alamgir, A., Nudel, S., Siggiqi, R., Janczur, A., McKenzie, K., Roche, B., & Hyne, M. 2020. Impact of Family Loss and Separation on Refugee Youth: Implications for Policy and Programs – Scoping Review. Canadian Diversity, 17(2), 37-46
Guhn, M., et al. (2019). School and community resources in the social-emotional and academic adjustment of refugee children, report.
Sim, A., Puffer, E., Ahmad, A., Hammad, L., & Georgiades, K. (2023). Resettlement, mental health, and coping: a mixed methods survey with recently resettled refugee parents in Canada. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-12.
Sim, A., Ahmad, A., Hammad, L., Shalaby, Y., & Georgiades, K. (2023). Reimagining mental health care for newcomer children and families: a qualitative framework analysis of service provider perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1-10.
Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy. (July 2022). Supporting Prosociality and Resilience in Newcomer Transitions: An Evaluation of the SPRINT Pilot Training. University of Toronto: Mississauga.
Alamgir, A., Nudel, S., McKenzie, K., Roche, B., Hynie, M., Ekra, M., Agic, B., & Abojedi, A. (2021, May). Loss and Protracted Family Separations among Refugee Children and Youth: Examining Post-Migration Impacts and Service Needs. Access Alliance.
Sim, A., Ahmad, A., Hammad, L., Shalaby, Y., & Georgiades, K. (2023). Reimagining mental health care for newcomer children and families: a qualitative framework analysis of service provider perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1-10.
Arteaga, M. C., Workentin, M., Abeshu, G., Anene, I., & Alamgir, A. (2022). Role and Level of Engagement of Peer Researchers in Systematic Reviews: A Review Article. Advances in Research, 23(5), 6-17.
Paradis, J., Soto-Corominas, A., Vitoroulis, I., Al Janaideh, R., Chen, X., Gottardo, A., . . . Georgiades, K. (2022). The role of socioemotional wellbeing difficulties and adversity in the L2 acquisition of first-generation refugee children. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1-13.
Alamgir, A. K. M., Nudel, S., & Abojedi, A. (2022). A Practice-based Methodology on Conducting a Collaborative Scoping Review with PRISMA-ScR Model for the Separated Refugee Youth Project. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 28(2), 23-33.
Alamgir, A., Nudel, S., & Abeshu, G. A. (2021). Mental Health Issues Affecting Refugee Youth in Canada who Experienced Family Loss and Separation in their Country of Origin. EC Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, 5(7), 66-79.
Paradis, J., Soto-Corominas, A., Vitoroulis, I., Al Janaideh, R., Chen, X., Gottardo, A., . . . Georgiades, K. (2022). The role of socioemotional wellbeing difficulties and adversity in the L2 acquisition of first-generation refugee children. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1-13.
Workentin, M., Castro Arteaga, M., Alamgir, AKM., & Kupka, C.F. (2022). PRISMA statement and Cochrane reviews: Striving to improve quality and validity of systematic reviews. [Blog]. Access Alliance: Toronto.
Arteaga, M. C., Workentin, M., Abeshu, G., Anene, I., & Alamgir, A. (2022). Role and Level of Engagement of Peer Researchers in Systematic Reviews: A Review Article. Advances in Research, 23(5), 6-17.
Browne, D. T., Smith, J. A., & Basabose, J. D. D. (2021). Refugee Children and Families During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Resilience Framework for Mental Health. Journal of Refugee Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa113