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ABSTRACT Debates about Medicaid and Medicaid expansion tend to revolve around two main issues: money and politics. But Medicaid, and health care reform in general, also are ethical questions... Read more
ABSTRACT Many Australians are concerned with the current state of our political, economic and social institutions and the leadership of them. Australians are outraged by the behaviour of our... Read more
WEEKLY update January 2019 18 January Aged care commissioner outlines terms of reference / Herald Sun — Supplied video obtained Friday January 18, 2019 of the Royal Commission into Age... Read more
ABSTRACT This paper reviews proposals for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in light of ILO standards. Some UBI proposals have the potential to advance equity and social justice, while others m... Read more
ABSTRACT Current Canadian data on Syrian refugee resettlement indicates that while Canada’s major metropolitan areas are hosting the majority of arrivals, smaller and rural communities are a... Read more
ABSTRACT Skilled migrants and related concepts such as integration and career outcomes have been and continue to be researched extensively in a variety of human resource and industrial relat... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: Violence against women is a major human rights and public health issue globally. The experience of violence affects women across Australia, including the large number o... Read more
ABSTRACT Community developers and planners have long recognized the value of storytelling to engage communities. Yet, in working with disadvantaged communities, they are often challenged to... Read more
ABSTRACT This study investigates subjectivity, identity negotiation and the construction of social belonging for a small group of African Australians young adults. Homi Bhabha’s (1994, 2012)... Read more
ABSTRACT This study examines transitional patterns of family relationships in new cultural settings by focusing on the choices and challenges confronting a little known and vulnerable migran... Read more
ABSTRACT This environmental scan presents an overview of the settlement services and programs provided to refugee youth in Ontario for their integration and well-being. The settlement experi... Read more
ABSTRACT In this article, we conduct a systematic review of the extant literature on the risk and protective factors that impact the healthy resettlement of refugee children around the world... Read more
ABSTRACT Many governments and institutions are currently challenged with insecurity, economic instability, and ongoing turbulence which may undermine the quality of life of each human being... Read more
ABSTRACT Given that the number of refugees and displaced populations around the world is reaching calamitous proportions and given the high penetration of mobile phones and internet among re... Read more
ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have great potential to address the urgent needs in enhancing self-reliance of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Th... Read more
