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Facilitators of and Barriers to Resilience Among Black Children and Youth in Canada and the United States: Protocol for a Scoping Review

July 1, 2025

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 limited research on resilience among Black children and youth in Canada restricts the development of informed policy and future…
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A Mobile App (MyPeer) Co-Designed With Immigrant Adolescents for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health: Usability Study

July 1, 2025

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 are amplified among youth from migrant backgrounds, who may further be constrained by societal stigmas and cultural taboos regarding…
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Black Family Members’ Experiences and Interpretations of Supportive Resources for Them and Their Relatives With Substance Use Disorders: A Focused Ethnography.

July 1, 2025

While previous research explored the utilization of culturally supportive resources in multiethnic communities, there is a paucity of information regarding culturally relevant resources for Black Canadian family members. The study explored Black family members’ experiences and interpretations regarding access to culturally supportive resources for family members and their relatives who suffer from substance use disorders.…
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An analysis of the Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund: facilitators of success, challenges and recommendations

July 1, 2025

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 Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund (MHBC). The aim of this study was to examine and document…
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Methodological reflections from a research project on the mental health of Black youth

July 1, 2025

The aim of this study was to provide an illustrative example of how researchers can effectively engage Black youth using a culturally responsive, participatory action research (PAR) approach. We aimed to examine the mental health needs of Black youth and identify culturally relevant strategies to increase access to and uptake of mental health services. The…
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A prospective multi-site study to evaluate the performance and usability of an oral fluid-based HIV self-test in Canada.

July 1, 2025

Background: Blood and oral fluid-based HIV self-tests are important for reaching the undiagnosed living with HIV. The study objectives were to evaluate the oral fluid-based OraQuick® HIV Self-Test (HIV-ST) performance in comparison to laboratory reference testing; determine if laypersons can correctly perform the HIV-ST; document if intended users can successfully interpret pre-made contrived positive, negative,…
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Institutions of Care: A Qualitative Study with Ancestral Black Nova Scotian Nurses in Healthcare

July 1, 2025

Background: Ancestral Black Nova Scotian (ABNS) nurses are a culturally distinct group yet, little is known about their experiences. Available literature suggests that ABNS nurses are underrepresented in nursing and that they encounter discrimination throughout the health system. Understanding the experiences of ABNS nurses facilitates addressing antiBlack racism in nursing and healthcare. Purpose: This study…
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The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare

July 1, 2025

In this article we use institutional ethnography to investigate the intersection between provincially mandated digital technologies intended to streamline decision-making, improve communication, and create efficiencies and the development and implementation of strategies to institutionalize Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (or EDI) in child welfare contexts. These two moves collide in the Child Welfare Redesign – a…
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HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Toronto: What are the determinants?

July 1, 2025

Objectives: African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) men in Canada face a higher risk of HIV infection relative to other men. Despite this concern, these are nascent studies focused on the usage of HIV testing services among ACB men. To contribute to health policy in Canada, we seek to understand the prevalence and predictors of HIV…
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COVID-19 impacts on decarceration for Indigenous, Black, and other racialized people in Ontario, Canada: an interrupted time series study

July 1, 2025

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic response in many jurisdictions included efforts to depopulate correctional facilities. In the context of the overrepresentation of Indigenous and Black people in Canadian correctional facilities, we aimed to assess COVID-19 impacts on decarceration by race and Indigenous identity in Ontario, Canada. Methods: We accessed correctional administrative data for all people incarcerated…
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