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Item Open Access "Female Newcomers’ Adjustment to Life in Toronto, Canada: Sources of Stress and Their Implications for Delivering Primary Mental Health Care"(GeoJournal, 2009) Killian, K.D.; Hynie, Michaela; Crooks, V.A.; Giesbrecht, M.; Castleden, HeatherStress disorders and other mental ill health may be brought on by the disruption caused by resettlement. We examine female newcomers' experiences of adjusting to a new place, metropolitan Toronto, Canada and a new health care system. We consider sources of mental stress experienced during adjustment. We frame this adjustment as a process that happens over place and through time. Thematic findings of interviews (n = 35) with female newcomers from five cultural-linguistic groups are reported. Sources of stress in adjusting to life in Toronto include: navigating a new place, personal safety concerns, adapting to a new lifestyle, and finding employment. Sources of stress in adjusting to a new health care system include: learning how to access care, not having access to specialists, and adapting to a new culture of care. We conclude by considering the implications of what newcomers report for the delivery of primary mental health care (i.e. 'first contact' care).Item Open Access "From Conflict to Compromise: Immigrant Families and the Processes of Acculturation"(Metropolis, 1996) Hynie, MichaelaThere is a tendency for psychological researchers to examine the issue of acculturation in broadly based terms. Where these broad forces are typically acted out, however, is in the family. Not only are families the central social unit for most immigrants, but family dynamics demonstrate the interplay of individual, interpersonal and intergroup influences. This chapter will describe some of the potential sources of family conflict inherent in the immigration process and how immigrant families cope with these issues. The manner in which families negotiate the two cultures, especially when some members of the family acculturate more quickly than others, reveals a microcosm of both the conflicts and the processes of adaptation that define the immigrant experience.