Social prescribing and its uses with populations experiencing forced migration: A scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorKrueger, Noah
dc.contributor.authorClark, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorBeltran-Oviedo, Paula
dc.contributor.authorZakher, Bernadette
dc.contributor.authorMissaghi, Kimiya
dc.contributor.authorRahmani, Ashkan
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-20T16:34:35Z
dc.date.available2026-04-20T16:34:35Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractBackground: Social prescribing is a healthcare approach that connects individuals to non-clinical, community-based supports that address the social determinants of health. While social prescribing initiatives have expanded internationally, most research has focused on older adults and individuals with chronic conditions, particularly in the United Kingdom. Populations experiencing forced migration, including refugees and asylum seekers, remain largely absent from this literature despite facing significant social and structural barriers that affect health and well-being. Objective: This scoping review aims to explore what is known about social prescribing and how it applies to populations experiencing forced migration, including refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons. Methods: This review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews. Databases searched include MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, alongside grey literature sources such as Google Scholar and organizational websites. Two reviewers independently screen records and extract data, which are coded, grouped into categories, and analyzed for common themes. Implications: Findings will identify current resources, highlight service gaps, and inform the development of community-based supports and knowledge mobilization initiatives, including a toolkit for social prescribers in partnership with MOSAIC.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.description.sponsorshipJamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23628
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Victoria
dc.subjectsocial prescribing
dc.subjectrefugee
dc.subjectasylum seeker
dc.subjectforced migrant population
dc.subjectglobal
dc.subjectcommunity health
dc.subjectJamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleSocial prescribing and its uses with populations experiencing forced migration: A scoping review
dc.typePoster

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