Rachel Kronick
Biographic Data
| ID | 254481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Kronick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Kronick |
| SIGNATURE | KRONICK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8136-9154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Recent Canadian immigration reforms and their consequences for migrant children and families’ health
Resistance, Intentionality, and Endurance
Asylum-seeking mothers are often cast as powerless and lacking agency as they resettle in a host country. With unprecedented numbers of families facing forced displacement, understanding womens' lived experiences of adaptation is critical to better serve their resettlement and health trajectories. This study aims to capture asylum-seeking mothers' sense of agency as they navigate resettlement in Montreal, Canada. We conducted 13 in-depth intervie…
At what cost? A qualitative study of youth and families’ experiences of psychiatric hospitalization in Canada at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic coincided with increased diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and a rise in psychiatric hospitalizations in children and youth in Canada. The collateral effects of the pandemic on children and youth have been well documented in many domains. However, the impact of pandemic restrictions in child and youth psychiatric inpatient milieux has been largely ignored. This study aimed to understand youth and families' experiences of in…
The Spaces In Between
On arrival in a host country, asylum‐seeking children face uncertainty and stress that may compound past traumatic experiences of war and violence. This article is based on a participatory action research project, Welcome Haven, that aims to promote the wellbeing and mental health of asylum‐seeking families in Montreal, Canada, through psychosocial workshops. Since 2023, our interdisciplinary team has conducted arts‐based workshops to support asy…
The mother seems to traumatize her child
Adaptation under strain
During the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, tens of thousands of refugee claimants faced worsened resettlement stress with limited access to services. Community-based programs that address social determinants of health faced significant disruptions and barriers to providing care as a result of public health restrictions. Little is known about how and if these programs managed to function under these circumstances. This qualitativ…
The Relationship between Wellbeing, Self-Determination, and Resettlement Stress for Asylum-Seeking Mothers Attending an Ecosocial Community-Based Intervention
Psychosocial support programs have been increasingly implemented to protect asylum seekers' wellbeing, though how and why these interventions work is not yet fully understood. This study first uses questionnaires to examine how self-efficacy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and adaptive stress may influence wellbeing for a group of asylum-seeking mothers attending a community-based psychosocial program called Welcome Haven. Second, we …
Refugee mental health and human rights
This article introduces a thematic issue of Transcultural Psychiatry that presents recent work that deepens our understanding of the refugee experience-from the forces of displacement, through the trajectory of migration, to the challenges of resettlement. Mental health research on refugees and asylum seekers has burgeoned over the past two decades with epidemiological studies, accounts of the lived experience, new conceptual frameworks, and adva…
Do you want to help or go to war?”
In a time of mass displacement, countries across the globe are seeking to protect borders through coercive methods of deterrence such as immigration detention. In Canada, migrants—including children—may be detained in penal facilities having neither been charged nor convicted of crimes. In this paper we examine how we dealt with the series of ethical dilemmas that emerged while doing research in immigration detention centres in Canada. Using a cr…
Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children
Journal Article Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Parliamentary Debates on the Mandatory Detention of Migrant Children in Canada Get access Rachel Kronick, Rachel Kronick Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cécile Rousseau Cécile Rousseau Division of Social and Cultural Psychiat…
Asylum-seeking children’s experiences of detention in Canada
Children and parents seeking asylum are regularly detained in Canada, however little is known about the experiences of detained families. International literature suggests that the detention of children is associated with significant morbidity. Our study aims to understand the experiences of detained children and families who have sought asylum in Canada by using a qualitative methodology that includes semistructured interviews and ethnographic p…
Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children
Journal Article Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Parliamentary Debates on the Mandatory Detention of Migrant Children in Canada Get access Rachel Kronick, Rachel Kronick Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cécile Rousseau Cécile Rousseau Division of Social and Cultural Psychiat…
Refugee mental health and human rights
This article introduces a thematic issue of Transcultural Psychiatry that presents recent work that deepens our understanding of the refugee experience-from the forces of displacement, through the trajectory of migration, to the challenges of resettlement. Mental health research on refugees and asylum seekers has burgeoned over the past two decades with epidemiological studies, accounts of the lived experience, new conceptual frameworks, and adva…
Do you want to help or go to war?”
In a time of mass displacement, countries across the globe are seeking to protect borders through coercive methods of deterrence such as immigration detention. In Canada, migrants—including children—may be detained in penal facilities having neither been charged nor convicted of crimes. In this paper we examine how we dealt with the series of ethical dilemmas that emerged while doing research in immigration detention centres in Canada. Using a cr…
Asylum-seeking children’s experiences of detention in Canada
Children and parents seeking asylum are regularly detained in Canada, however little is known about the experiences of detained families. International literature suggests that the detention of children is associated with significant morbidity. Our study aims to understand the experiences of detained children and families who have sought asylum in Canada by using a qualitative methodology that includes semistructured interviews and ethnographic p…
Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children
Journal Article Rights, Compassion and Invisible Children: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Parliamentary Debates on the Mandatory Detention of Migrant Children in Canada Get access Rachel Kronick, Rachel Kronick Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cécile Rousseau Cécile Rousseau Division of Social and Cultural Psychiat…
Asylum-seeking children’s experiences of detention in Canada
Children and parents seeking asylum are regularly detained in Canada, however little is known about the experiences of detained families. International literature suggests that the detention of children is associated with significant morbidity. Our study aims to understand the experiences of detained children and families who have sought asylum in Canada by using a qualitative methodology that includes semistructured interviews and ethnographic p…
Do you want to help or go to war?”
In a time of mass displacement, countries across the globe are seeking to protect borders through coercive methods of deterrence such as immigration detention. In Canada, migrants—including children—may be detained in penal facilities having neither been charged nor convicted of crimes. In this paper we examine how we dealt with the series of ethical dilemmas that emerged while doing research in immigration detention centres in Canada. Using a cr…
Refugee mental health and human rights
This article introduces a thematic issue of Transcultural Psychiatry that presents recent work that deepens our understanding of the refugee experience-from the forces of displacement, through the trajectory of migration, to the challenges of resettlement. Mental health research on refugees and asylum seekers has burgeoned over the past two decades with epidemiological studies, accounts of the lived experience, new conceptual frameworks, and adva…
Adaptation under strain
During the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, tens of thousands of refugee claimants faced worsened resettlement stress with limited access to services. Community-based programs that address social determinants of health faced significant disruptions and barriers to providing care as a result of public health restrictions. Little is known about how and if these programs managed to function under these circumstances. This qualitativ…
The Relationship between Wellbeing, Self-Determination, and Resettlement Stress for Asylum-Seeking Mothers Attending an Ecosocial Community-Based Intervention
Psychosocial support programs have been increasingly implemented to protect asylum seekers' wellbeing, though how and why these interventions work is not yet fully understood. This study first uses questionnaires to examine how self-efficacy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and adaptive stress may influence wellbeing for a group of asylum-seeking mothers attending a community-based psychosocial program called Welcome Haven. Second, we …
The Spaces In Between
On arrival in a host country, asylum‐seeking children face uncertainty and stress that may compound past traumatic experiences of war and violence. This article is based on a participatory action research project, Welcome Haven, that aims to promote the wellbeing and mental health of asylum‐seeking families in Montreal, Canada, through psychosocial workshops. Since 2023, our interdisciplinary team has conducted arts‐based workshops to support asy…
The mother seems to traumatize her child
At what cost? A qualitative study of youth and families’ experiences of psychiatric hospitalization in Canada at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic coincided with increased diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and a rise in psychiatric hospitalizations in children and youth in Canada. The collateral effects of the pandemic on children and youth have been well documented in many domains. However, the impact of pandemic restrictions in child and youth psychiatric inpatient milieux has been largely ignored. This study aimed to understand youth and families' experiences of in…
Recent Canadian immigration reforms and their consequences for migrant children and families’ health
Resistance, Intentionality, and Endurance
Asylum-seeking mothers are often cast as powerless and lacking agency as they resettle in a host country. With unprecedented numbers of families facing forced displacement, understanding womens' lived experiences of adaptation is critical to better serve their resettlement and health trajectories. This study aims to capture asylum-seeking mothers' sense of agency as they navigate resettlement in Montreal, Canada. We conducted 13 in-depth intervie…
Migration, Health and Trauma (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Refugee (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Immigration (3 works)