Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC)
Recent Submissions
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Supporting Prosociality and Resilience in Newcomer Transitions: An Evaluation of the SPRINT Pilot Training
(University of Toronto, 2022-07)As a result of pre- and post-migratory traumas and adversities, Middle Eastern refugee families experience disproportionately high social-emotional and mental health challenges, and these traumas and challenges have been ... -
Resettlement, mental health, and coping: a mixed methods survey with recently resettled refugee parents in Canada
(Springer Nature, 2023-02-23)Background: Resettlement experiences of refugee parents are under-researched despite evidence indicating higher risk of poor mental health. The current study integrates family systems and social determinants of refugee ... -
The role of word reading and oral language skills in reading comprehension in Syrian refugee children (Postprint)
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-07-24)Canada has resettled more than 57,000 Syrian refugees since 2015 (Government of Canada, 2017). However, little is known about refugee children’s language and literacy development. The present study evaluated Syrian refugee ... -
Role and Level of Engagement of Peer Researchers in Systematic Reviews: A Review Article
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2022-08-23)Aims: This article aims at examining the role of peer researchers in systematic reviews of sensitive topics. While there are articles on the participation of peer researchers in primary research, there are very few studies ... -
School Environment and Academic Persistence of Newcomer Students: The Roles of Teachers and Peers
(University of Windsor, 2022)This paper explores the relationship between the social context of schools, measured in terms of perceptions of teacher support and students’ openness to diversity, and the academic persistence of ... -
PRISMA statement and Cochrane reviews: Striving to improve quality and validity of systematic reviews
(Access Alliance, 2022)Using a standard method for conducting a systematic literature review is always a choice among a few global practice recommendations. In order to support our literature review process as evidence-informed, we conducted a ... -
A practice-based methodology on conducting a collaborative scoping review with PRISMA-ScR model for the separated refugee youth project
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2022-04-01)Considering the novelty of the area of a 2-year study on impact of family loss and separation on refugee youth in Toronto, the research team decided to conduct a scoping review of the existing literature as a foundation ... -
The role of socioemotional wellbeing difficulties and adversity in the L2 acquisition of first-generation refugee children
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-05-16)First-generation refugee children often experience pre- and post-migration adversity and display high levels of mental health/wellbeing difficulties, but to date, research has not examined the impact of such factors on ... -
Mental Health of Newcomer Refugee and Immigrant Youth During COVID-19
(Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, 2022)In this paper, we examine how the degree of newcomer youth assimilation and acculturation, food insecurity, resilience, and social connections affect the mental health of recent refugee and immigrant youth in a mid-sized ... -
Refugee Children's Earnings in Adulthood
(IZA World of Labour, 2022-01)The number of refugees has increased worldwide, and about half of them are children and youth. These refugee children arrive in resettlement countries with a unique set of challenges caused by, for instance, extreme stress ... -
Mental Health Issues Affecting Refugee Youth in Canada who Experienced Family Loss and Separation in their Country of Origin
(ECRONICON, 2021-06-26)The objective of this article is to understand the key mental health problems affecting unaccompanied refugee youth in Canada who experienced family loss and separation in their country of origin. This article is based on ... -
Home to home: A Purposeful Journey: Toolkit for working with refugee youth
(Access Alliance, 2020)Developed as one of the products of the community-based research project on separated refugee youth, this toolkit comprises a comprehensive set of research and navigation tools to provide diverse stakeholders (e.g. refugee ... -
Resource List for Newcomers and Refugees in Canada
(Access Alliance, 2020-02)The aim of this resource guide is to provide refugee youth and their service providers with lists of services available across different cities in Canada. This guide is divided by city and under each city, it is divided ...
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