Mapping of Canadian policies: Gender-based violence & newcomer perspectives
Date: 2023 Author(s): Access Alliance Research Department, in collaboration with Sofia Karas, Dalla Lana School of Public Health placement student This policy map explores how newcomer perspectives are included in Canadian gender-based domestic violence policies and initiatives across municipal, provincial, and federal levels. Policies are categorized based on whether newcomer perspectives are integrated, limited, or […]
A scoping review of community arts for newcomers in Canada
Date: TBD Author(s): Esther-Joelle Asare, Andrea Charise, Mariangela Castro Arteaga, Christen Kong Participatory, community-based creative practices, including community arts programs, may foster connection, expression, and cross-cultural understanding, offering a distinctive lens for newcomer wellness research and practice. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine Canadian studies of arts engagement initiatives in community that address […]
Community Arts Interventions for Newcomer Wellness
Date: March 2, 2026 Author(s): Christen Kong, Mariangela Castro-Arteaga, Hiba Irfan, Andrea Charise, Esther-Joelle Asare This environmental scan was conducted by FLOURISH: Community-Engaged Arts for Social Wellness Collective (FLOURISH) at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in collaboration with Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (Access Alliance) in 2024–2025. This environmental scan explores key […]
A scoping review on intimate partner violence in Canada’s immigrant communities
Date: September 3, 2018 Author(s): Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Sophie Yohani, Janine Muster, Alphonse Ndem, Thane Chambers, Virginia Pow This paper presents a scoping review of existing research on intimate partner violence (IPV) within immigrant communities in Canada. Drawing on 30 studies published over two decades, the authors examine how immigrant women experience, interpret, and respond to […]
Barriers in accessing intimate partner violence services
Date: March 25, 2025 Author(s): Tatiana Sanhueza-Morales, Sonia Michaelsen, Nassera Touati, Lourdes Rodriguez del Barrio This paper examines the barriers immigrant and minority ethnic women face when accessing intimate partner violence (IPV) services in a marginalized, multicultural neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada. Using both survivor and community worker perspectives, the study highlights how systemic, organizational, and […]
Project glossary
The HEAL glossary is a practical resource for service providers and researchers working with newcomer survivors of gender-based and domestic violence. It provides accessible and culturally responsive definitions of key terms including implementation research, expressive arts therapy, mental health, and trauma-informed care in contexts where expressive arts support healing. This glossary is designed to foster […]
Community-based research toolkit
The Community-Based Research Toolkit offers tools, templates and resources. This toolkit is for individuals and organizations using community-based research (CBR) principles. It provides best practices to support project planning, partnership building, peer researcher engagement, and participatory research implementation. Special feature: Includes over 70 tools and ready-to-use templates, steps for the full-cycle of your project, effective activities […]
Everyone can do research handbook
The Everyone Can Do Research handbook training his plain-language research toolkit makes research accessible and inclusive for non-academics and marginalized communities by providing step-by-step guidance grounded in community-based research principles and nearly a decade of CBR experience. Special feature: Uses icons to help you navigate the handbook, useable worksheets, and planning documents to get you started. […]
Knowledge to action handbook
This Knowledge to action handbook showcases creative and collaborative ways of to put knowledge into action through film. It offers clear definitions, practical tools, and helpful tips for sharing research using participatory filmmaking, drawing on lessons from the Knowledge to Action Initiative. This handbook can be adapted to your community of focus. Special feature: Best practices when […]
Peer research training handbook
The Peer Research Training Handbook is adapted from the Peer Training manual for the project titled “Impact of Family Loss and Separation on Refugee Youth: Implications for Policy and Programs” funded by the Children and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC). The handbook was developed to train internationally educated and trained researchers, young and emerging researchers, […]