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Building Responsive Intersectoral Initiatives for Newcomers in Toronto: Learning from Service Providers’ Experiences in the Context of COVID‑19

Annals of Global Health
Volume 91 (2025): Issue 1
By: Carly Jackson,  Shinjini Mondal,  Erica Di Ruggiero and  Lara Gautier  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4583 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 16, 2024
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Accepted on: Dec 31, 2024
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Published on: Jan 22, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Refugees,
asylum seekers,
migrants without status,
intersectoral collaboration,
community organizations,
COVID‑19

© 2025 Carly Jackson, Shinjini Mondal, Erica Di Ruggiero, Lara Gautier, published by Ubiquity Press
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