The STRONG Resiliency Program for Newcomer Youth: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Youth Experiences and Impacts

Crooks, Claire V.; Kubishyn, Nataliya; Syeda, Maisha M.; Dare, Lynn

doi:10.4148/2161-4148.1059

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“…Also, the intervention at the individual level and the realization of individual sessions contribute to helping young people tell their stories. Interventions with these young people impact acquiring individual skills that help them cope and help them increase knowledge in the cultural and social context of the host country, which may reduce their fears about the future ( Crooks et al, 2020 ). With the increase in the number of international students coming from areas witnessing wars and conflicts, there is an urgent need to build evidence and develop indicators that help social workers to make effective interventions with young people affected by these dangerous events.…”

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Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Alotaibi

2021

Front. Sociol.

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Strengthening the evidence base for professional social work intervention that contributes to providing psychosocial support to international students affected by war and conflict is a major priority as this vulnerable group of youth increases. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of future anxiety among international students coming from areas experiencing war and conflict. This study used the descriptive correlative approach, where the future anxiety scale was applied to a sample of 287 international students affected by war and conflicts. Findings showed that there are statistically significant differences between males and females (in favor of females) in the level of the social dimension of future anxiety. The current study results showed a statistically significant relationship between future anxiety and some variables related to war and conflict (living in a war environment - direct and indirect exposure to damage). There are statistically significant differences between those who lived in Yemen at the time of wars and those who did not live (in favor of those who lived in Yemen at the time of wars) in the level of future anxiety. There are also statistically significant differences between those exposed to harm or their family because of the war and those who were not exposed (in favor of those who were exposed) in the level of future anxiety as a whole. The study recommends developing psychosocial support services for this vulnerable group, considering the cultural context to promote women and protect them from discrimination in the services they deserve on an equal basis with men.

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Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Alotaibi

2021

Front. Sociol.

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“…As one example, since 2017, leaders from School Mental Health Ontario spearheaded the development of a Tier 2 intervention for newcomer youth, Supporting Transition Resilience for Newcomer Groups (STRONG; https://www.csmh.uwo.ca/research/strong.html ) , in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. STRONG has been implemented in schools across Canada and the U.S., with positive impacts found for students’ coping and resilience skills, and improvements in connectedness to school and peers (Crooks et al, 2020a , 2020b ). STRONG has been rapidly translated and adapted for Czech, Polish, and Ukrainian schools, with plans to train and offer implementation support in a virtual format to schools across Ukraine.…”

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Propelling the Global Advancement of School Mental Health

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Hoover

Daly

et al. 2023

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Rates of mental health problems and disorders in children and youth have been increasing for at least three decades, and these have escalated due to the pandemic and multiple other societal stressors. It is increasingly recognized that students and families frequently struggle to receive needed care through traditional locations such as specialty mental health centers. Upstream mental health promotion and prevention strategies are gaining support as a public health approach to supporting overall population well-being, better utilizing a limited specialty workforce, and reducing illness. Based on these recognitions, there has been a progressive and escalating movement toward the delivery of mental health support to children and youth “where they are,” with a prominent and more ecologically valid environment being schools. This paper will provide a brief review of the escalating mental health needs of children and youth, advantages of school mental health (SMH) programs in better meeting these needs, example model SMH programs from the United States and Canada, and national and international SMH centers/networks. We conclude with strategies for further propelling the global advancement of the SMH field through interconnected practice, policy, and research.

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“…In addition to premigration and migration stressors, refugee children and youth continue to experience challenges upon arrival in Canada due to lack of inclusion and racism. Accordingly, there are increasing efforts to develop the resilience and coping strategies of newcomer youth to increase their adjustment (Agic et al, 2016; Crooks et al, 2020; Sullivan & Simonson, 2016; Tyrer & Fazel, 2014).…”

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“…Accordingly, there are increasing efforts to develop the resilience and coping strategies of newcomer youth to increase their adjustment (Agic et al, 2016;Crooks et al, 2020;Sullivan & Simonson, 2016;Tyrer & Fazel, 2014).…”

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Engaging peers to promote well‐being and inclusion of newcomer students: A call for equity‐informed peer interventions

Crooks

Kubishyn

Noyes

et al. 2021

Psychology in the Schools

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Although newcomer youth demonstrate high levels of resiliency, many experience challenges in emotional, linguistic, academic, and social functioning. Over the past decade, some promising school‐based psychosocial interventions for newcomer youth have been developed. These interventions are necessary, but not sufficient to promote well‐being. Without attention to the larger context, focusing solely on the skills and adjustment of newcomer youth could potentially stigmatize students further. There is a need to engage non‐newcomer peers for two reasons. First, peer relationships and inclusion are important predictors of well‐being. Second, from an equity lens, there is a need to create environments that promote youth well‐being; at the very least, these environments must engage non‐newcomer youth in recognizing and combatting discrimination. This study outlines the need for peer‐focused programming to support newcomers and describes existing research on interventions developed to promote peer relationships (e.g., mentoring) or reduce discrimination (e.g., teacher‐led discrimination reduction approaches). We identify other intervention models that could inform how to add an equity lens to school mental health intervention, including how a gender‐sexuality alliance model could be adapted, and how equity considerations could be integrated into bystander approaches. We conclude with specific implications and recommendations for embedding equity into school mental health.

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The STRONG Resiliency Program for Newcomer Youth: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Youth Experiences and Impacts

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Propelling the Global Advancement of School Mental Health

Engaging peers to promote well‐being and inclusion of newcomer students: A call for equity‐informed peer interventions

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