Shared spaces: scoping review of community resource persons providing informal parenting support to families with a migration background

ABSTRACT

Little is known about the informal parenting support provided by Community Resource Persons (CRPs) in their communities. This scoping review seeks to improve conceptual clarity on CRPs and to inform research, policy and practice developments related to community-based parenting support. Based on thematic analysis of 14 eligible publications from the period between 2015 and 2019, this review demonstrates the unique position of CRPs in providing parenting support in their communities as well as in linking established support services and families’ support needs. It also highlights the need to move from a systems-based to a community-based approach in supporting migrant families and communities.

KEYWORDS:

• Families
• parenting support
• migration
• newcomers
• community support

Disclosure statement

We do not have any conflicts of interest to declare.

Data availability statement

Data available on request from the authors

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Funding

This research was funded by the Fund for Applied Research of the University of Applied Sciences & Arts Ghent.