2020 Annual Report CYRRC

About CYRRC

About Us

The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) is a network of academics, community partners, and government agencies working to promote the successful integration of refugee children, youth, and their families. In 2015, the establishment of CYRRC was made possible by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and was followed by a $2.5 million SSHRC partnership grant awarded in 2017. 

CYRRC members are committed to conducting rigorous research, promoting best practices, and engaging in knowledge mobilization. Today, CYRRC researchers are involved in more than 65 research projects on social integration, economic outcomes, education, and mental and physical well-being of refugee children, youth, and families in Canada. 

To learn more about our work, connect with CYRRC members, and explore opportunities to collaborate, visit us at cyrrc.org.

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Michael Ungar

CYRRC Scientific Director

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Summer Camps Help Refugee Children Integrate

Language Learning & Syrian Refugee Preschoolers

Mathematics & Syrian Refugee Children

Syrian Refugee Integration

Thomas Soehl and colleagues began a five-year exploration of the integration trajectories of Syrian refugees, starting in 2019. This study aims to understand the challenges Syrian refugees face and the resources they mobilize in their integration journeys, while paying particular attention to the interplay between institutional, social, and organizational experiences; family dynamics; social networks; pre-migration experiences; home country and diaspora connections; and private and public sponsorships.

Literacy: Syrian Children in Canada & Germany

Documentary: Syrian Refugee Children’s Memories

Mehrunnisa Ali and colleagues engaged 13 Syrian refugee children to create their autobiographies based on memories of their lives in Syria, Lebanon/Jordan, and Canada. This short video documentary showcases how the children remembered fear, violence, and uncertainty, but also joy, friendship, excitement, and wonder.

Language, Literacy & Wellbeing in Syrian Children

Documentary: Syrian Refugee Children’s Memories

Mehrunnisa Ali and colleagues engaged 13 Syrian refugee children to create their autobiographies based on memories of their lives in Syria, Lebanon/Jordan, and Canada. This short video documentary showcases how the children remembered fear, violence, and uncertainty, but also joy, friendship, excitement, and wonder.

Syrians in Canadian & German Media