However, I argue that Sanctuary should also be understood as pivotal to church involvement in a longer lineage of social activism that can be called immigrant advocacy. Church-based immigrant advocates (CBIAs) were in short supply until the end of World War II, when Christian clergy and laity...
However, I argue that Sanctuary should also be understood as pivotal to church involvement in a longer lineage of social activism that can be called immigrant advocacy. Church-based immigrant advocates (CBIAs) were in short supply until the end of World War II, when Christian clergy and laity...
The global spread of the coronavirus pandemic has particularly dramatic consequences for the lives of migrants and refugees living in already marginalised and restricted conditions, whose ongoing crisis is at risk of being overlooked. But refugees are no
Aid workers with a refugee background are increasingly engaged in the humanitarian field. These individuals, known as peer refugee helpers (PRHs), contribute to providing psychosocial support for other refugees. However, few studies have focused on the m
The European refugee crisis—a term used by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and widely adopted by the media to describe the influx of asylum seekers into Europe in 2015—has played a prominent role in...
When people flee from their own country and seek safety in another state, they often have to apply for 'asylum' – which is the right to be recognized as bona fide refugee and receive legal protection and material assistance [2]. The term 'refugee' refers to all people who are subsumed ...
we would like to thank Alvaro Sebastian Cuervo for his research assistance in the later stages of the project and Isabella Ou for sharing with us her experiences working with the refugee community. For financial support, the first author thanks the Center for Emerging Markets at the D’Amore-Mc...
Immigrant and Refugee-Led Organizations and their Technical Assistance NeedsMcKay, E.GScotchmer, KRos, M.EFigueroa, MMcKay, E., Scotchmer, K., Ros, M., & Figueroa, M. (2001). Immigrant and refugee-led organizations and their technical assistance needs. Washington, DC: Mosaica....
Refugees experience a threefold challenge to their health and well-being: 1) psychiatric disorders precipitated by the refugee experience, 2) infectious an
This case study highlights how understandable and actionable COVID-19 health information was systematically developed and disseminated to support highly vulnerable refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities in Clarkston, Georgia. Our approach was grounded in community-based participatory research (CB...