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The Refuge Episode 10: Nothing About Us Without Us: Meaningful Youth Engagement
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2023-12-13)Welcome to the tenth and final episode of The Refuge. In this episode, we discuss an issue that we’ve come to view as essential to the integration of children and youth with refugee experience in Canada – the meaningful ... -
The Refuge Episode 9: Starting Over: Refugee Youth and Interrupted Schooling
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-01)Welcome to the ninth episode of The Refuge in which we discuss experiences of youth who arrive in Canada with interrupted schooling. What are the challenges of re-entering the school system? What supports are needed for ... -
The Refuge Episode 8: Youth Involvement in Research & Community Programs
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-06-21)Welcome to the eighth episode of The Refuge in which we discuss the importance of involving youth in research and community programs. This episode speaks to researchers, community organizations, and service providers – ... -
The Refuge Episode 7: Supporting the Mental Health of Refugee Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-05-05)For Mental Health Week, we’re bringing greater awareness to the mental health challenges often faced by refugee youth. Pre-migration experiences—including separation from or loss of family—often result in PTSD, depression ... -
The Refuge Episode 6: Five Years of Settlement: Syrians in Canada
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-01-25)The arrival of a large number of Syrian refugees between 2015-2017 was transformative for Canada. In this episode of the Refuge, we reflect on what we have collectively learned from the experience of Syrian refugees settling ... -
The Refuge Episode 5: COVID-19: Refugee Families' Challenges and Resilience
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-10-26)The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all of us; however, for many refugee families, social isolation, online learning, and stay-at-home orders compounded challenges they were already facing. At the same time, the resilience ... -
The Refuge Episode 4: Here and There: Language Learning and Wellbeing in Canada and Germany
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-23)Welcome to the fourth episode of The Refuge! Coinciding with the start of the new academic year, we continue our discussion of refugee children’s wellbeing and language learning; focusing on supports available in schools ... -
The Refuge Episode 3: Learning the Language: Supporting Refugee Youth Learning English
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-07)Welcome to the third episode of The Refuge in which we discuss learning English as a new refugee in Canada, and how language affects and is in turn affected by integration. Our guests are Fida Alfandi, a youth who ... -
The Refuge Episode 2: Transitions: Settlement, School, and Work
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)Welcome to the second episode of The Refuge in which we are joined by Praise Mugisho, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo now living in Nova Scotia, Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu, a social worker and Professor ... -
The Refuge Episode 1: Welcome To The Refuge
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)In this introductory episode, we are joined by Michael Ungar, CYRRC’s Scientific Director, Simone Chia-Kangata, CYRRC’s Project Manager, and Nabiha Atallah, Advisor of Strategic Initiatives at Immigrant Services Association ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: The Question of Belonging
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Belonging has to do with public attitudes as well as preparedness in terms of infrastructure, jobs, and programming for newcomers. ‘Who belongs to Canada’ is a policy question which should be addressed not to newcomers, ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: School Supports for Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Interventions that build bridges between educators and other supports within a community are needed to help children and youth succeed at school. A whole-community approach includes leveraging community support to bridge ... -
Refugee Resettlement Policy Brief: Why Collaboration Matters
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)When it comes to refugee settlement and integration, collaboration between stakeholders – academics, community organizations, settlement provider organizations, and people with lived experience (PWLEs) – ensures that diverse ... -
2023 Summary Report: CYRRC Forum on Improving Collboration and Youth Engagement within the Settlement Sector
(Dalhousie University, 2023)On Marth 15th, 2023, the Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) brought together youth with refugee experience, service providers, community partners, academics, and policy makers for a pre-conference forum at ... -
The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition Seven Years of Research and Collaboration: 2024 Impact Report
(Dalhousie University, 2024-04-22)The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) is pleased to share our 2024 Impact Report highlighting our work over the last seven years. The report shares key achievements of the CYRRC, including our impact on ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: The Question of Belonging
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. This episode features ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: School Supports for Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. Our guests in this ... -
The Refuge – Policy Matters: Why Collaboration Matters
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-11-29)Welcome to Policy Matters, a special mini-series of The Refuge podcast that focuses on policy issues and connects policy makers with academics, community partners, and people with lived experience. This episode features ... -
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
(Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2024-03-27)Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership (tfwmaritimes.ca). The report follows ... -
Anglo-American hegemony or else…!
(Central European University Press Review of Books, 2024-02)Hans Kundnani’s book Eurowhiteness (Hurst, 2023) propositions that white ethnic nationalism is at the basis of European identity. In her Long Read, however, Raluca Bejan unwraps several issues that she argues make Kundnani’s ...
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