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. 2019 Jan 30;6(2):18.
doi: 10.3390/children6020018.

Addressing Marginality and Exclusion: The Resettlement Experiences of War-Affected Young People in Quebec, Canada

Andie Saša Buccitelli  1 , Myriam Denov  2
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Addressing Marginality and Exclusion: The Resettlement Experiences of War-Affected Young People in Quebec, Canada

Andie Saša Buccitelli et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

Accessing meaningful forms of support can be an onerous experience for young people resettling from war-affected contexts. In addition to facing linguistic and financial barriers in this process, these young people negotiate care systems that are often structurally and culturally insensitive to their unique needs, values, beliefs, and intersectional experiences of oppression. Drawing on interviews with 22 young people from war-affected areas living in Quebec, Canada, this paper critically examines how dominant cultural norms and social relations in Quebec's health, social and educational services network shape their experiences in seeking care, healing and belonging. Alternative care systems and approaches, as proposed by the participants, are then explored. The findings emphasize the need for spaces and care services where war-affected young people's identities and lived realities are validated and represented.

Keywords: Canada; Quebec; cultural norms; exclusion; migration; refugee; resettlement; war; youth.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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