Community Solutions to Post-Resettlement Adaptation Challenges: Implications for Policies & Practices

Rebecca Gokiert, Co-Investigator Hani Alaskari, Community Leader Hasan Al Ebrahim, Community Leader Abdulrahim Alhalak, Community Leader Ghada Almaoad, Community Leader Lobna Khalil, Research Assistant Alaa Koshaji, Community Leader Hala Mostafa, Cultural Broker Mohamad Muslim, Community Leader Jasmine Nathoo, Research Assistant Joud Nour Eddin, Research Assistant & Coordinator Narin Qara Joul, Co. [...] to social inequalities (Israel et al., 2008) Cultural brokering within CLEGs Who are cultural brokers? Why are they important? Members of the participant ethnic • Act as a bridge between research community that are responsible team members and community for bridging, linking, or mediating members between groups or persons of • Ensure equity, diversity, and differing cultural backgrounds to inclusi. [...] Within the Syrian Community: • Form a unified Syrian entity (an association or umbrella organization) to maintain and share Syrian culture, advocate, learn about Canadian systems, and support newcomer families • Create spaces of dialogue and sharing emotions, stories, and experiences Findings: Solutions Within Government: • Support newcomer employment by recognizing foreign- earned credentials and. [...] schools) (4) Support access to entrepreneurship opportunities for newcomers (5) Prioritize mental health and psychosocial supports for all refugee children and youth using a school-based prevention model (6) Use Community Learning for Empowerment Groups (CLEGs) as community-level mechanism • Safe dialogical spaces for processing trauma and addressing community needs. [...] Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15: Findings: Solutions Slide 16: Findings: Solutions Slide 17: Findings: Solutions Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22.