Refugee Family Interviews

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WHO?​

This study is open to government assisted refugees who immigrated to Canada within the page 7 years and currently live with family members

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN? 

• Invited participants will be asked to take part in focus group interview involving a pre-discussion survey or a Child Drawing Workshop (60 minutes)

• The focus group interviews will be approximately 6-10 people in size and will be divided into 3 categories: mothers, fathers, adolescents (12-18 years of age)

• The Child Drawing Workshop will be for participants aged 5-11 years and will consist of drawing pictures according to certain prompts

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WHERE: 

•  Mothers/Fathers focus groups will be held October 25th from 10:00am-12:30pm at 2225 Erin Mills Parkway Mississauga, ON L5K 1T9.

• The Adolescent focus groups will be held virtually on November 8th @ 5:00-6:00PM.

• Parking is free (back of the Sherwood Mall, formerly as Sheridan Center)

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WHEN:

The focus groups interviews and Child Drawing Workshop will take place between October 17th-October 31st 2022. Official dates will be emailed to you after all participant availability are examined.

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE 

• If you are interested in participating in the study please contact peelfamilypathwaysproject@gmail.com to check eligibility through a pre-screening survey.

• Your participation in this study will only be used for purposes of research, and your information will be kept confidential

• For any questions, please contact our study team at peelfamilypathwaysproject@gmail.com

STUDY #2

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WHO?

This study is open to counsellors and services providers with at least 2 years of experience working with the government assisted refugee population in Canada. 

 

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

• Invited participants will be asked to take part in a virtual focus group interview (60-90 minutes) over zoom. 

• The focus group interviews will be approximately 6-10 people in size.

 

WHERE:

The service Provider interviews will now be held in person at 2225 Erin Mills Parkway Mississauga, ON L5K 1T9 on November 3rd from 10:00am-12:30pm

 

WHEN:

The focus group interviews will take place between October 17th-October 31st 2022. Official dates and the Zoom invitation will be emailed to you after all participant availability are examined. 

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

• If you are interested in participating in the study please contact peelfamilypathwaysproject@gmail.com to check eligibility through a pre-screening survey.

• Your participation in this study will only be used for purposes of research, and your information will be kept confidential

• For any questions, please contact our study team at peelfamilypathwaysproject@gmail.com

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Research Team:

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Soo Min Toh, PHD (she/her/hers)

• Co-Investigator: Monica Riutort, Manager of Peel Institute on Violence Prevention

• This study is being conducted by the Family Services of Peel. Funded by the Tamarack Institute.