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The life goes on: Refugee family experiences of psychosocial wellbeing during the perinatal period

Core Research Areas

Parenting in the context of war

Parents are considered one of the most important factors contributing to family wellbeing and protection from extreme hardships such as war. In contexts of war, as families face violence and are forced to leave their homes in search of safety, parenting roles may be severely challenged. Using a theoretical focus on people and place, our research examines parenting from a geographical lens and further explores family wellbeing.

Barre Fusion

A socially just society relies on strong social service systems and quality service delivery from a competent and effective workforce. Together, the social service system and its workforce have the capacity to create a protective healthy environment to ensure the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. A first step towards bolstering the social service workforce is to understand its scope globally. There remains a weak evidence base for understanding effective international practices and approaches to reinforce this important system, especially when the system interacts with individuals, families, and communities impacted by global adversity.

Domicide as a human rights violation

Today, thirty people are displaced from their homes and communities every minute. The likelihood of the displaced returning to their homes is becoming increasingly unlikely as their homes may have been destroyed upon their displacement. The number continues to rise as solutions to stem large-scale violence and subsequent displacement continue to fail. To address this critical issue, our research group shares a focus on understanding domicide, or the intentional destruction of home. By exploring the factors that contribute to extreme domicide and the range of effects of domicide on children, families, communities, and societies, human rights actors can begin to hold those who commit domicide accountable and take steps towards prevention.