Child Welfare
Volume 84, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 725-746

The Call-Centre: A child welfare liaison program with immigrant serving agencies (Article)

Williams M.* , Bradshaw C. , Fournier B. , Tachble A. , Bray R. , Hodson F.
  • a University of Calgary, Canada
  • b University of Calgary, Canada
  • c Calgary and Area Child and Family Services, Canada
  • d University of Calgary, Canada
  • e Family and Children's Services, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, Canada
  • f Calgary and Area Child and Family Services (Region 3), Canada

Abstract

Alberta, Canada, welcomed nearly 16,000 landed immigrants in 2003, of whom more than half came to the Calgary area. Approximately 200,000 immigrants of various ethnic and cultural groups now live in the region. Many of these new arrivals have no natural support networks while struggling with language, cultural, and economic barriers. Recognizing these difficulties, the Calgary and Area Child and Family Services Authority (CFSA) joined with several Immigrant Serving Agencies to develop guidelines and procedures to direct staff working with diverse cultures, including the Call-Centre pilot project, which provided CFSA staff with a one-stop telephone contact for information about an immigrant or refugee family, their culture, and available culturally-appropriate resources. The Call-Centre, which is currently being evaluated by researchers at the University of Calgary, will gradually expand to all CFSA sites in the region. This article describes the Call-Centre and the first phase of the evaluation. © 2005 Child Welfare League of America.

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cultural anthropology Cultural Diversity cooperation information center public health service human language ethnology Humans Systems Integration Canada Alberta Information Centers Child Welfare Interinstitutional Relations Article Telephone Public Health Administration organization and management migration Hotlines standard Emigration and Immigration Guidelines system analysis practice guideline Cooperative Behavior public relations Child
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ISSN: 00094021
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English