This collection brings together the Child Welfare articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Protective factors for violence perpetration in Somali young adults: The role of community belonging and neighborhood cohesion.
Objective: To examine violence perpetration among Somali young adults and the potential for community belonging and neighborhood cohesion to serve as protective influences. Method: Somalis (N = 374) living in 4 North America cities completed verbally…
Parental Awareness and Dental Attendance of Children Among African Immigrants
To assess parental awareness of their child's dental status and the relationship between parental awareness and children's dental attendance. Participants were children aged 6 years or younger and their African parents who had lived in Canada…
Health status of newly arrived refugees in Toronto, Ont: Part 1: Infectious diseases
Objective: To determine the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among newly arrived refugee patients and whether there is variation by key demographic factors. Design(s): Retrospective chart review. Setting(s): Primary care clinic for refugee patients in Toronto,…
Religious Involvement and Health-Related Behaviors Among Black Seventh-Day Adventists in Canada
Background: Most studies that involve Black Seventh-Day Adventists (SDAs) have been conducted in the United States. We sought to examine the association between religious involvement and lifestyle practices among Black SDAs in Canada. Method: A convenience…
Growing Up Where ‘No One Looked Like Me’: Gender, Race, Hip Hop and Identity in Vancouver
This paper examines how youth whose parents came from sub-Saharan Africa negotiate racialized forms of masculinity and femininity in Vancouver, Canada. The study is based on interviews with second generation African-Canadian men and women, and explores…
The response of youth to racial discrimination: implications for resilience theory
This paper presents a qualitative participatory study of Canadian young people who identified themselves as visible minorities and who have experienced discrimination based on their skin colour or ethnicity. Eighteen participants aged 15–24 (12 girls and…
“We’re Here Because We’re Black”: The Schooling Experiences of French-Speaking African-Canadian Students with Refugee Backgrounds
This article discusses the educational experiences of a group of French-speaking Black African-born students who entered Canada as refugees. They were attending a French school and were placed in a separate programme that was designed to…
The African, Caribbean and European (ACE) Pathways to Care study: A qualitative exploration of similarities and differences between African-origin, Caribbean-origin and European-origin groups in pathways to care for psychosis
Objectives: This paper reports on a qualitative exploration of the reasons for differences in pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in the African, Caribbean and European (ACE) Pathways to Care study from the…
Neighborhood Social Capital, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Change of Neighborhood as Predictors of School Readiness
Neighborhood income and social capital are considered important for child development, but social capital has rarely been measured directly at an aggregate level. We used Canadian data to derive measures of social capital from aggregated parental…
Development of personal identity among refugee adolescents: Facilitating elements and obstacles.
This qualitative study examines what contributes to the development of personal identity among refugee adolescents of African origin who have immigrated to Quebec. For this purpose, 12 adolescents participated in individual interviews and in self-recorded interviews.…
Subjective social status, immigrant generation, and cannabis and alcohol use among adolescents.
Research indicates that subjective perceptions of socioeconomic status (SES) affect aspects of health and behavior. There has been little research attention to how objective (e.g., education) and subjective aspects of SES may differ in their influence…
Association of Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Ethnicity: Results From a Multiethnic Multicenter Canadian Cohort
Objective: To evaluate the influence of ethnicity on self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the Canadian childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) population. Methods: Patients with cSLE at 4 pediatric centers were consecutively enrolled. Sociodemographics and…
