The San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (SDRCC) is publishing its 2023 – 2024 Youth Community Assessment Report, completed in collaboration with the UC San Diego Center for Community Health Refugee Health Unit (RHU). The 64-page report follows a comprehensive survey administered to over 500 community participants through interviews with peer-based staff of SDRCC member organizations.
Designed and implemented in partnership with the SDRCC Youth Development Initiative (YDI), the survey aims to better understand the needs, challenges, priorities and strengths of youth from local refugee communities with a specific focus on behavioral health. Members of the Young Leaders Council (YLC) provided feedback on the content of the survey, ensuring that the topics, questions, and informational materials provided were all culturally relevant using a community-based approach.
Survey respondents were asked to express their views on youth needs and priorities across several social determinants of health: education; employment and job readiness; social and emotional well-being; community safety and environment; food access; healthcare access; and substance-use.
The survey included 56 questions and consisted of three sections – demographics, opinions and experiences on youth and strengths and needs, and solutions. In addition to survey responses, the final report also includes qualitative information from the focus groups hosted by members of the YLC in their respective communities.
The report presents an overview of key findings and future recommendations collected through the survey. The results shared in the report will be used to inform future SDRCC programming and advocacy efforts for the coalition in alignment with community-identified needs, strengths and priorities.
You can access the full report here on our website or view the executive summary for an overview.
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