Service capacity and disability resource integration: A strategic survey of immigrant and refugee-serving agencies in Illinois

IF 2.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1002/ajcp.12788

Rooshey Hasnain, Charles E. Hounmenou, Adrienne B. Smith, Timothy P. Johnson, Diane M. Kondratowicz, Jamie M. Taradash, Akash Rohidas Shinde, Francisco Alvarado

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Immigrants and refugees in the United States often face significant barriers in accessing social services, including mental health support, legal assistance, ESL or related education, housing, vocational training, workforce resources, transportation, and citizenship support. This article explores the strengths and challenges of community-based organizations welcoming centers (CBO WC) in Illinois that serve these populations, including people with disabilities, in culturally appropriate and inclusive ways. The Immigrant and Refugee-Led Capacity Development Network of Illinois, based at the University of Illinois Chicago, collaborated with the state's Office of Welcoming Centers to explore the service capacities of 17 CBO grantees. Thirty-three CBO staff members and 13 CBO leaders participated in online surveys designed to identify organizational strengths, assess needs, and explore opportunities to advance their missions. The findings show a range of strengths and abilities to assist immigrant and refugee communities and the limitations they face in addressing critical needs. Implications and future research approaches are discussed.

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服务能力与残障资源整合：伊利诺斯州移民与难民服务机构策略调查。

在美国的移民和难民在获得社会服务方面往往面临重大障碍，包括心理健康支持、法律援助、ESL或相关教育、住房、职业培训、劳动力资源、交通和公民身份支持。本文探讨了伊利诺伊州社区组织欢迎中心（CBO WC）的优势和挑战，这些中心以文化上适当和包容的方式为这些人群（包括残疾人）提供服务。伊利诺斯州移民和难民能力发展网络设在伊利诺斯大学芝加哥分校，该网络与伊利诺斯州欢迎中心办公室合作，探索17个受CBO资助的机构的服务能力。33名CBO工作人员和13名CBO领导人参加了在线调查，旨在确定组织优势，评估需求并探索推进其使命的机会。调查结果显示了援助移民和难民社区的一系列优势和能力，以及他们在解决关键需求方面面临的限制。讨论了研究的意义和未来的研究方向。

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American journal of community psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; theoretical papers; empirical reviews; reports of innovative community programs or policies; and first person accounts of stakeholders involved in research, programs, or policy. The journal encourages submissions of innovative multi-level research and interventions, and encourages international submissions. The journal also encourages the submission of manuscripts concerned with underrepresented populations and issues of human diversity. The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes research, theory, and descriptions of innovative interventions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: individual, family, peer, and community mental health, physical health, and substance use; risk and protective factors for health and well being; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social ecological approaches, including the interplay of individual family, peer, institutional, neighborhood, and community processes; social welfare, social justice, and human rights; social problems and social change; program, system, and policy evaluations; and, understanding people within their social, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical contexts.