A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada
A needs assessment was conducted to identify the needs, challenges, and strengths of Syrian refugee children and families resettled in Canada and of services for these refugees. Ten refugee caregivers and 17 service providers were interviewed. Thematic analyses indicated significant needs and chall...
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| author | Redab Al-Janaideh Maarya Abdulkarim Ruth Speidel Joanne Filippelli Tyler Colasante Tina Malti |
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A needs assessment was conducted to identify the needs, challenges, and strengths of Syrian refugee children and families resettled in Canada and of services for these refugees. Ten refugee caregivers and 17 service providers were interviewed. Thematic analyses indicated significant needs and challenges experienced by refugees (e.g., persistent mental health issues, lack of in-person support), as well as challenges related to refugee services (e.g., discontinuity of mental health services). Several refugee strengths (e.g., optimism for the future and strong familial ties) and refugee service strengths (e.g., service collaboration) were identified, highlighting refugees’ adaptive capacities and points of service leverage to ensure refugees’ well-being and positive resettlement.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d685af8f1a094c73acaa8c9b8216b1f52023-10-23T15:38:01ZengYork University LibrariesRefuge0229-51131920-73362023-06-0139110.25071/1920-7336.41034A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in CanadaRedab Al-Janaideh0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-7371Maarya Abdulkarim1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-066XRuth Speidel2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6775-6748Joanne Filippelli3Tyler Colasante4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-2336Tina Malti5Centre for Leadership and Learning-YRDSB, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniversity of Leipzig, GermanyFaculty of Education, University of Leipzig, Germany A needs assessment was conducted to identify the needs, challenges, and strengths of Syrian refugee children and families resettled in Canada and of services for these refugees. Ten refugee caregivers and 17 service providers were interviewed. Thematic analyses indicated significant needs and challenges experienced by refugees (e.g., persistent mental health issues, lack of in-person support), as well as challenges related to refugee services (e.g., discontinuity of mental health services). Several refugee strengths (e.g., optimism for the future and strong familial ties) and refugee service strengths (e.g., service collaboration) were identified, highlighting refugees’ adaptive capacities and points of service leverage to ensure refugees’ well-being and positive resettlement. https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/41034refugee children and familiesrefugee service providersneeds assessmentcommunity research |
| spellingShingle | Redab Al-Janaideh Maarya Abdulkarim Ruth Speidel Joanne Filippelli Tyler Colasante Tina Malti A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada Refuge refugee children and families refugee service providers needs assessment community research |
| title | A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada |
| title_full | A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada |
| title_fullStr | A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada |
| title_short | A Community-Based Needs Assessment of Resettled Syrian Refugee Children and Families in Canada |
| title_sort | community based needs assessment of resettled syrian refugee children and families in canada |
| topic | refugee children and families refugee service providers needs assessment community research |
| url | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/41034 |
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