Explore publications authored or co-authored by Dr. Bukola Salami.
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Black youth
- Authors
- Khadija Brouillette, Olivia Aiello, Onaopeoluwapo Egbedeyi, Olga Loggale, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Aloysius Maduforo & Oluwabukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publication date
- 2025-03-21
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Public Health (2025) 116:838–848
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on members of Canada’s Black community. Morbidity and mortality rates were higher among Blacks, and the mental health of Black youth was particularly affected by health policy measures…
Building Black community accountability in child welfare: Provincial contexts and Black service provider experiences across three jurisdictions
- Authors
- Alicia Boatswain-Kyte, Travonne Edwards, Bryn King, Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publication date
- 2025-01-29
- Source
- Child Protection and Practice Volume 4, April 2025, 100112
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Black Child
The disproportionate representation of Black children in Canadian child welfare systems has spurred significant scrutiny and calls for reform. This study examines the crucial role of Black service providers in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta in fostering…
Mental Health of Black Canadians: A Scoping Review
- Authors
- Adedoyin Olanlesi-Aliu, Aisha Giwa, and Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publication date
- 2025-01-27
- Source
- International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services Volume 55, Issue 3, July 2025, Pages 303-317
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Black Canadians frequently experience significant challenges when attempting to access mental health care, resulting in discrepancies in mental health outcomes. This article describes a scoping review that aimed to understand the range and nature of research…
Special issue on anti-racism, health, and nursing
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publication date
- 2025-01-15
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Research Volume 57, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 3-4
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Although race is socially constructed, racism and racialization are social determinants of health. Over four centuries of colonial genocide and structural violence against Indigenous and Black peoples in Canada have resulted in intergeneration traumas and health…
“Dual Pandemics”: Intersecting Influences of Anti-Black Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Black Youth
- Authors
- Samah Osman, Olivia Aiello, Khadija Brouillette, Mischa Taylor, Kwame McKenzie, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Jo Henderson, Hayley Hamilton, and Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publication date
- 2024-05-15
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Research Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 24-32
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Child, Black Health
Background: The intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic with systemic anti-Black racism in the form of police violence and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement has created an especially critical juncture to examine the mental health of…
A Mobile App (MyPeer) Co-Designed With Immigrant Adolescents for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health: Usability Study
- Authors
- Salima Meherali, Amyna Ismail Rehmani, Mariam Ahmad, Piper Scott-Fiddler, Paula Pinzón-Hernández, Zeba Khan, Sarah Flicker, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami, Eleni Stroulia…
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e81115
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Background: Adolescents require comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education to successfully transition from puberty into adulthood. However, they often experience barriers and challenges while trying to promote their SRH or access SRH services. Such challenges…
Access to Healthcare for Black Women in Alberta: An Interpersonal-Level Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators
- Authors
- Mary Olukotun, Lucy Karanja, Aloysius Maduforo, Andre Renzaho, Maria-Beatriz Ospina, Solina Richter, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Oluwakemi Amodu, Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- Qualitative Health Research Volume 35, Issue 13, November 2025, Pages 1481-1493
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Black Health
Alberta is home to one of Canada’s fastest growing populations of Black people, driven by an influx of African immigrants to major metropolitan areas such as Edmonton and Calgary. As the Black population in Alberta continues…
An analysis of the Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund: facilitators of success, challenges and recommendations
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Mia Tulli-Shah, Ifrah Abdillahi, Wesley Crichlow
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can; 45(4):212–220.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Introduction : In 2018, in an effort to address the mental health inequities experienced by Black Canadians, the Government of Canada announced a CAD 10 million investment to establish the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Promoting…
Between cultures and traditions: a qualitative investigation of sexual and reproductive health experiences of immigrant adolescents in Canada
- Authors
- Salima Meherali, Amyna Ismail Rehmani, Mariam Ahmad, Samar Kauser, Piper Scott Fiddler, Paula Pinzon-Hernandez, Zeba Khan, Sarah Flicker, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami,…
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care Volume 27, 2025 – Issue 12
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Immigrant adolescents in Canada face challenges accessing accurate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. Many challenges stem from taboos associated with SRH, cultural and religious restrictions, and social beliefs regarding the unnecessity of SRH…
“Black People Listen to Black People”: Strategies to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Black People Living in Canada
- Authors
- Aisha Giwa, Delores V. Mullings, Andre M. N. Renazho and Oluwabukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- COVID 2025, 5(4), 45
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Background: Compared to other groups of Canadians, Black people have been significantly more affected by COVID-19 and appear to be more hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This article identifies approaches or strategies to increase vaccine…
Facilitators of and Barriers to Resilience Among Black Children and Youth in Canada and the United States: Protocol for a Scoping Review
- Authors
- Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo, Gervin Ane Apatinga, Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- JMIR Res Protoc 2025 Oct 20:14:e80859.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Black Child
Background: :Black children and youth disproportionately experience systemic discrimination, racism, stereotypes, and academic streaming, which negatively affect their well-being. Although they often demonstrate high aspirations and resilience, dominant narratives remain deficit-based, emphasizing challenges over strengths. The…
Impacts of COVID-19 on Intimate Partner Violence Service Provision
- Authors
- Aisha Giwa, Myra Kandemiri, Mia Tulli-Shah, Ghada Sayadi, Nat Hurley, Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source
- Violence Against Women Volume 31, Issue 10, August 2025, Pages 2622-2641
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Alberta
- Topics
- Other
COVID-19 policies like stay-at-home orders impacted intimate partner violence (IPV) service provision in Alberta. Using intersectionality and qualitative semi-structured interviews, this article situates IPV and access to services and supports within multiple overlapping factors such as…
