Research findings out of York University from a review on gender-based violence against refugee youth was presented during a roundtable discussion on May 30 to inform community program and service development.

“Roundtable: Gender-Based Violence in Refugee Youth:Toward Trauma-Informed Practice” was organized by Nazilla Khanlou, Women’s Health Research Chair in Mental Health and associate professor, School of Nursing, and took place as part of the “Gender-Based Violence and Refugee Youth: Toward Trauma-Informed Practice” project.

“The goal of this roundtable consultation session was to present research findings from a review on gender-based violence against refugee youth to service providers and program managers from community agencies, and to receive their input and to work with them towards developing a youth-centered and trauma-informed service delivery framework,” said Khanlou.

Affiliates/students/staff of the Office of Women’s Health Research Chair in Mental Health, from left to right: Negar Alamdar, Kelly Zhang, Amirtha Karunakaran, Attia Khan, Nazilla Khanlou, Tali Filler, Luz Maria Vazquez, and Funmilayo Otasanya Agbi

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