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Young and New to Canada: Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Immigrant and Refugee Female Youth

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  1. In 2002 the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act replaced the Immigration Act of 1976 (Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2005). Subsequently, annual immigration statistics were reported under Permanent Residents or Temporary Residents in Facts and figures 2004: Immigration overview—Permanent and temporary residents.

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Acknowledgement

The study reported in this article, “Mental health promotion among newcomer female youth: Post-migration experiences and self-esteem” (Khanlou et al. 2002), was supported by a research contract from Status of Women Canada’s Policy Research Fund. Funding for the publication of the full report of the study was also provided by Status of Women Canada’s Policy Research Fund.

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  1. Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T1P8, Canada

    Nazilla Khanlou

  2. Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Nazilla Khanlou

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Khanlou, N. Young and New to Canada: Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Immigrant and Refugee Female Youth. Int J Ment Health Addiction 6, 514–516 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-007-9071-y

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