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Item A brighter tomorrow: insight into abusive relationships(2004) Merritt-Gray, Marilyn; Wuest, JudithThe purpose of this pamphlet is to provide information that can be used to help people who have experienced partner abuse.Item A coordinated community response to domestic and intimate partner violence experienced by immigrant and newcomer women in new Brunswick - needs assessment report(2016) Holtmann, Catherine; Torri, Maria Costanza; Rickards, Tracey; Matta, CrestinaThis 36 month project aims to improve service responses for immigrant and newcomer women who are victims of domestic and intimate partner violence (D/IPV) in New Brunswick. Through partnerships, a coordinated community response will be developed between provincial government departments, domestic violence support-service providers, immigrant serving organizations and community partners, incorporating the lens of immigrant and newcomer women’s experiences throughout the project. The learnings from this project will be integrated into future provincial strategies to address D/IPV experienced by immigrant and newcomer women.Item A Course or a Pathway? Addressing French as a Second Language Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Canadian BEd Programs(Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2023-06-27) Smith, Cameron W.; Masson, Mimi; Spiliotopoulos, Valia; Kristmanson, PaulaInstitutions strive to offer programs that address both the needs of the educational system and incorporate current pedagogical research. Creating a program that is relevant, inspiring, and accessible to aspiring French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers, while also equipping them with the skills and knowledge deemed necessary by the education system, is a delicate balancing act. This study reviewed 44 FSL teacher education programs that lead to professional certification across Canada. Environmental scans drew information from the program websites related to admission requirements, program structure and content, practicum, and graduation criteria. Follow-up interviews with program stakeholders were conducted to verify or clarify the data. The results highlight the inconsistencies that exist among programs for developing FSL educators. We position the ways in which Canadian faculties of education might provide a more holistic “pathway” approach to recruiting, preparing, and retaining emerging FSL teachers.Item A profile of employment across industries in New Brunswick: 1996-2019(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2020) Boco, Eton; Leonard, Philip; McDonald, TedThis report examines employment and industry changes in New Brunswick (NB) over a 20-year period (1996 to 2016) using data from the Canadian Census. It also examines changes over a ten-year period (2009 to 2019) using data from the Labour Force Survey. Results are stratified by CMA/CA1 and by industry using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Item Academic, health and healthcare utilization outcomes in New Brunswick grade school students prescribed long-acting stimulants for the management of ADHD: An administrative data study(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2024-04-01) Folkins, Chris; McDonald, Ted; Gill, Simerpal K.; Somayaji, ChandyAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that interferes with individual functioning or development and is often characterized by an ongoing pattern of three particular symptoms: inactivity, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children and youth. Research shows that school-aged children and youth are being diagnosed with ADHD with increasing frequency, and with this rise in diagnoses comes an increase in prescription medications used to treat the symptoms of this disorder. To help alleviate symptoms, many families turn to long-acting stimulants as a prescribed treatment method. Unlike short-acting stimulants, which typically start working within 30-45 minutes and wear off in 3-6 hours, long-acting stimulants are designed to work in phases, through an extended release into the bloodstream throughout the day. Long-acting stimulants have been the topic of extensive research, and studies show they improve core symptoms of ADHD – such as inattention and hyperactivity – making them the gold standard for medical treatment of ADHD. However, their ability to improve functional outcomes associated with ADHD – such as reduced academic achievement or increased risk of injury – is less well understood. Children and youth with ADHD face challenges that could inhibit their ability to excel academically or make them more likely to be hospitalized. To help measure the impacts of ADHD and of treatment with long-acting stimulants, this study uses linked administrative data records to examine academic, health and healthcare utilization outcomes in New Brunswick grade school students (Kindergarten through Grade 12) with ADHD. It compares outcomes between students with ADHD who are being treated with long-acting stimulants, students with ADHD who are not being treated and students without ADHD.Item Achieving our potential: a workshop for survivors of intimate partner violence - facilitator guide(2013) Arsenault, Rina; Paquet, Martine; Thibeault, Tara; Mason, JennyThis workshop is designed to help women victims of intimate partner violence to build healthier and safer lives for themselves and their children. In order to achieve this goal we have the following three objectives: 1) Empower women by enabling them to lead healthier and safer lives, 2) Encourage women to participate in the elimination of intimate partner violence, and 3) Increase women’s sense of security. This manual contains information and questions that can be useful to you in various ways, such as: 1) to deliver a workshop to survivors of IPV in your community, and 2) to inform you and/or your colleagues on IPV situations.Item Achieving our potential: a workshop for survivors of intimate partner violence - participant workbook(2013) Arsenault, Rina; Paquet, Martine; Thibeault, Tara; Mason, JennyEven though this Participant Workbook has been developed for women victims of IPV, the information contained in the guide is also valuable for male victims of IPV.Item Action for change: empowering women victims of intimate partner violence to build healthier and safer lives(2013) Han, Reni; Abdou-McFarland, NajatIntervening in situations of intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most difficult aspects of social work practice and social workers often encounter victims/survivors during their years of practice. Recognizing this, the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers (NBASW) in partnership with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre on Family Violence Research (MMFC) at the University of New Brunswick; the Government of New Brunswick’s Department of Social Development; and the Government of New Brunswick’s Women’s Issues Branch of the Executive Council Office developed “Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence – Helping Social Workers to Better Intervene”, a train-the-trainer program for social workers in New Brunswick. This program was designed to "assist those who are in a position to deliver training to social workers about the impact of and effective responses to intimate partner violence; in other words, to build the capacity of social workers to effectively intervene in situations of intimate partner violence" (Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence - Helping Social Workers to Better Intervene: A Train-the-Trainer Manual for Delivering Training on Intimate Partner Violence to Social Workers, p.3). An Advisory Committee comprised of social workers from diverse workplaces was created to guide the overall development of the content and to ensure that generally, the information contained in the manual would be useful to social workers in all fields of practice. A Working Committee comprised of social workers from different fields of practice was formed to provide specific input on the content of “Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence – Helping Social Workers to Better Intervene”. MMFC initially delivered the train-the-trainer workshop to four social workers. These four individuals subsequently piloted the educational program with a cohort of 18 social workers practicing in diverse fields who provided feedback on how the educational program could be adjusted and improved. Adjustments were made to the curriculum based on their feedback. MMFC then worked with the Department of Social Development to identify and recruit the first set of social workers to be trained through the program. Thirty-three social workers were trained in English and French in early 2010. Seventy-eight percent of these participants worked with the Department of Social Development and the remaining 22% were from First Nations communities, community agencies or other government departments. Subsequently, five of these individuals implemented workshops for their peers and other professionals.Item Aider les auteurs des programmes d’immersion française à améliorer leurs textes(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2022) Le Bouthillier, Josée; Bourgoin, RenéeItem Analysis of unmatched immigrants in the BizNet Database(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2020) Leonard, Philip; McDonald, Ted; Miah, PabloNew Brunswick has been facing the problem of an aging and shrinking population for some time now, and both factors are likely to affect the economy and workforce of the province. To implement measures for proactive population growth and for increasing the size of the labour force, the Government of New Brunswick (GNB) has identified immigration as a key strategy – and while NB has seen a growing number of immigrant arrivals, the retention of landed immigrants must be a primary objective. Identifying trends in immigrant retention, and factors influencing retention, can help decision makers understand how well current policies work and – if required – make necessary changes.Item Annexe Données techniques: Maintien des immigrants au Nouveau-Brunswick : Le point sur la cohorte d’établissements de 2022(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2025-05) Jones, Bethany; McDonald, Ted; Miah, PabloCe rapport constitue la cinquième mise à jour de la série de recherches de NB-IRDT sur la rétention des immigrants. Il s’appuie sur des données administratives couplées pour calculer les taux de rétention des demandeurs principaux arrivés au Nouveau-Brunswick par les volets d’immigration fédéraux et provinciaux. À partir des données les plus récentes, cette mise à jour examine combien d’immigrants ayant atterri au Nouveau-Brunswick en 2022 vivaient toujours dans la province un an plus tard. Selon l’étude, 79 % des personnes arrivées en 2022 vivaient toujours au Nouveau-Brunswick après un an, ce qui marque un retour à la tendance observée avant la pandémie de COVID-19. Les résultats montrent que la rétention varie selon le volet d’immigration, le pays d’origine, le niveau de scolarité, la langue et la région d’établissement. La rétention était la plus élevée chez les immigrants parrainés par la famille et la plus faible chez ceux arrivés de l’Inde. Des différences régionales ont aussi été relevées, Moncton accueillant le plus de nouveaux arrivants et les régions de Fundy et de la Capitale affichant les plus fortes hausses de rétention.Item Annexe technique: Maintien des diplômés universitaires au Nouveau-Brunswick Mise à jour des résultats pour la cohorte des diplômés de 2022(2025-05) Beykzadeh, Ali; Jones, Bethany; McDonald, Ted; Miah, PabloEn 2021, l'Institut de recherche, de données et de formation du Nouveau-Brunswick (IRDF-NB) a publié le premier rapport d'une série intitulée « Rétention des diplômés au Nouveau-Brunswick ». Chaque année, nous utilisons les données les plus récentes disponibles pour répondre à une liste de questions de recherche, en soulignant l'évolution des résultats depuis la publication du dernier rapport de la série. Nous posons, par exemple, les questions suivantes : • Combien d'étudiants obtiennent leur diplôme dans les universités publiques du Nouveau-Brunswick, et quel pourcentage d'entre eux restent dans la province au fil du temps ? • En quoi les résultats diffèrent-ils pour les étudiants du Nouveau-Brunswick, les étudiants internationaux et les étudiants d'autres provinces du Canada ? • Les diplômés de certaines filières sont-ils plus susceptibles de rester au Nouveau-Brunswick que les autres ? • Quelle université affiche les taux de rétention des diplômés les plus élevés, et pourquoi ? Il s'agit de la quatrième mise à jour de la série, et c'est la première fois que les résultats des diplômés des collèges et des universités sont présentés séparément, en raison des différences dans les délais de disponibilité des données. Ce rapport met à jour nos travaux les plus récents (qui intégraient les résultats des étudiants diplômés en 2021) en présentant les résultats annuels des étudiants diplômés des universités du Nouveau-Brunswick entre 2010 et 2022. Les résultats des diplômés des collèges feront l'objet d'un rapport distinct.Item Apprenticeship programs in the Atlantic provinces: Program characteristics, apprentice mobility and earnings(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2017) Emery, Herb; McDonald, Ted; Balcom, AndrewThis report presents descriptive statistics on various dimensions of apprenticeship training in the Atlantic provinces. The report is based on statistics generated by Statistics Canada from a complex individual-level longitudinal dataset linking data from multiple sources including the Registered Apprenticeship Information System, T1 tax files and T4 statements of earnings over the period 2008-2013 inclusive. The longitudinal nature of the data allow mobility to be evaluated, including comparisons of province of study, province of residence and province of work before, during and after apprenticeship training. The report considers three dimensions of apprenticeships: characteristics of participants including demographic characteristics, field of study, and status in the program; mobility of apprentices, comparing province of study with province of employment and province of residence while enrolled and after the program is either completed or discontinued; and earnings of those in the program and those who completed or discontinued the program, with a focus on differences in earnings for movers compared to non-movers. For all three dimensions, results are compared across individuals enrolled in apprenticeship programs in each of the Atlantic provinces.Item Atteindre son potentiel: un atelier pour les femmes qui ont survécu à la violence conjugale - le cahier de la participante(2013) Arsenault, Rina; Paquet, Martine; Thibeault, Tara; Mason, JennyLe cahier de la participante a été développée pour les femmes victimes de violence conjugale. Veuillez noter que l’information peut aussi être utilisée auprès des hommes victimes de violence conjugale.Item Atteindre son potentiel: un atelier pour les femmes qui ont survécu à la violence conjugale - le guide du facilitateur(2013) Arsenault, Rina; Paquet, Martine; Thibeault, Tara; Mason, JennyCe manuel a pour but d’aider les femmes victimes de violence conjugale à bâtir une vie plus saine et plus sûre pour elles-mêmes et leurs enfants. Pour atteindre ce but, nous avons établi trois objectifs : 1) habiliter les femmes à mener une vie plus saine et sécuritaire ; 2) encourager les femmes à participer à l’élimination de la violence conjugale; et 3) donner aux femmes un plus grand sentiment de sécurité. Le manuel contient des renseignements et des questions qui peuvent vous être utiles de diverses façons, dont les suivantes : 1) pour offrir un atelier aux femmes survivantes de violence conjugale dans votre communauté ; et 2) pour vous renseigner, et pour renseigner vos collègues, sur les situations de violence conjugale.Item Behind the screen: assessing needs for the prevention and elimination of cyberviolence against young women in New Brunswick(2015)In recent years, communication technologies have had a profound impact on the ways in which individuals and groups interact with one another. In Canada, high-profile cases of cyberviolence are forcing communities to engage more deeply with issues of online violence and bullying, including the ways in which these forms of aggression are directed at young women. Cyberviolence can be broadly defined as harm caused by one individual or group to another using cyber-technologies including the internet, mobile phones, applications, and social media. Cyberviolence can include bullying, harassment, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, luring, or images of child sexual abuse. The issue of cyberviolence can be framed in many ways - as an issue related to mental health, public health and safety, or as an issue related to violence against women. This report examines cyberviolence against young women in the context of New Brunswick.Item Breathe: A cost-effectiveness evaluation of breath-based lung cancer screenings(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2022-09) Emery, Herb; Cameron, Jillian; Dutton, Daniel J.; Singh, Paramdeep; Chan, Alvin; McDonald, TedCurrent incidence rates of lung cancer in the United States show that per 100,000 population, lung cancer will occur in 49 women and 60 men. Nearly half a million individuals in the United States were diagnosed with lung cancer between 2013 and 2017, and Canadian prevalence rates are similar: nearly 30,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. Mortality due to lung cancer is significant as well: approximately 130,000 people in the US and 21,000 people in Canada die annually due to lung cancer. Costs for treatment are also substantial, totaling about $2 billion per year in Canada, or approximately $70,000 per case. The high cost per case of cancer arises from many factors, central among them the advanced stage at diagnosis of many tumors leading to expensive therapies and treatments, costs for formal and informal caregivers, and life-years lost. The incidence and high mortality and costs associated with lung cancer show that lowering both the percentage of people receiving lung cancer diagnoses and the costs of treating lung cancer are important issues for our healthcare systems.Item Caractérisation de la population francophone âgée du Grand Saint John (2015-2023)(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2025-04-01) Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, Madeleine; McDonald, Ted; Morehouse, Jacob AndrewLe bilinguisme rend la province du Nouveau-Brunswick (NB) unique au Canada, apportant avec lui un haut niveau de diversité linguistique et d'enrichissement culturel. Cependant, en tant que seule province officiellement bilingue du Canada, le NB est également confronté à des problèmes de barrières linguistiques qui touchent certaines parties de sa population. Il existe peu d'informations sur la taille de la communauté francophone du NB qui préférerait bénéficier de services en français alors qu'elle vit dans des régions à majorité anglophone. Sans ces informations, il est difficile de montrer avec précision la demande potentielle en matière de services de santé et de services sociaux en français. Dans un rapport précédent (Balzer et al., 2023), le NB-IRDT a établi un profil de la population francophone de la région du Grand Saint John (GSJ) au N.-B. Ce rapport a fourni une base factuelle pour identifier les barrières linguistiques potentielles auxquelles sont confrontés les francophones lorsqu'ils tentent d'accéder à des soins de santé appropriés et rapides dans des régions à majorité anglophone. Dans le présent rapport, nous prolongeons ces travaux antérieurs (Balzer et al., 2023) afin de dresser un profil spécifique de la population francophone âgée (65 ans et plus) vivant dans la région de GSJ. À partir des ensembles de données actuels détenus par le NB-IRDT, cette étude compare divers indicateurs de santé et sociodémographiques entre les personnes âgées francophones et anglophones du Nouveau-Brunswick vivant dans la région de GSJ (une communauté urbaine à majorité anglophone) et les personnes âgées francophones et anglophones vivant à Moncton (une ville urbaine à majorité francophone) et dans le reste du Nouveau-Brunswick. [1] Elle examine l'état de santé de ces populations, leur utilisation des services de santé, leur recours aux services sociaux, la composition de leur ménage, le profil socio-économique de leur quartier et leur situation en matière de soins à domicile et en maison de retraite. Les personnes âgées sont plus susceptibles de souffrir de problèmes de santé complexes et d'avoir des besoins plus importants en matière de soins de santé, ce qui rend les barrières linguistiques particulièrement importantes lorsqu'elles tentent de s'y retrouver dans le système de santé. Une communication efficace dans le domaine des soins de santé est essentielle pour obtenir un diagnostic précis, suivre un traitement et rester en bonne santé. Il est donc important que les patients reçoivent des soins dans une langue qu'ils comprennent bien. Cela est particulièrement important pour les personnes âgées, car la maîtrise et l'aisance dans une deuxième langue peuvent diminuer avec l'âge. Comprendre les défis spécifiques auxquels sont confrontés les résidents francophones âgés de la région de Saint John peut aider à élaborer des politiques et des services qui favorisent un accès équitable aux soins de santé pour cette population. [1] Le « reste du Nouveau-Brunswick » comprend toutes les zones de tri avancé (ZTA) situées entièrement en dehors des régions métropolitaines de recensement (RMR) de Saint John et de Moncton, telles que classées par les trois premiers chiffres des codes postaux de ces zones.