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Participation Paradox: Asylum Seekers’ Everyday Participation in Finland

Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Asylum seekers are separated from the receiving society by the legislation, marginalising societal discourses and institutional practices of the reception system.
Martta Myllylä, Mervi Pantti, Antti Kivijärvi   +2 more
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Decision‐making and risk‐taking as predictors of health risk behaviors in the Millennium Cohort Study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Facets of decision‐making and risk‐taking are implicated in adolescent health risk behaviors; however, whether they may lead to adolescent engagement in substance use, gambling, and self‐harm is unknown. Methods We used the Millennium Cohort Study to test whether a task‐based measure of decision‐making and risk‐taking predicts ...
Nicole G. Hammond, Georgia Condran, Elise E. DeVito, Marie‐Claude Geoffroy, Ian Colman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the increased asylum seeker population on a UK mental health crisis service

BJPsych International
Background A large proportion of applicants for asylum in the UK are housed in contingency hotels while awaiting the outcome of their claim. As the prevalence of severe mental illness (SMI) among asylum seekers is estimated to be around 61%, a ...
Helen Lashwood, Mark Toynbee, Bradley Hillier, Derek Tracy   +3 more
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Challenges and Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Asylum Seeker Health at the U.S.-Mexico Border

, 2021
Christopher W. Reynolds, Vidya Ramanathan, Elena Lorenzana, Porag Jeet Das, Kyra M. Sagal, Kristen M. Lozada‐Soto, Linda Camaj Deda, Anisa S. Haque, Florian Schmitzberger, Grecia Quiroga, Sarah A. Raven, Michele Heisler   +11 more
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Evaluation and treatment of mental health symptoms among unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents in the United States: A systematic review

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Unaccompanied migrant youths are at elevated risk for exposure to trauma and related mental health challenges, but there is minimal evidence guiding best practices. We conducted a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined mental health evaluation and treatment services for unaccompanied migrant youths resettled in the ...
Natan J. Vega Potler, Sebastian Villegas, Dorice Vieira, Sarah M. Horwitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring contextual effects of post-migration housing environment on mental health of asylum seekers and refugees: A cross-sectional, population-based, multi-level analysis in a German federal state

, 2023
Amir Mohsenpour, Louise Biddle, Kayvan Bozorgmehr   +2 more
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Understanding and improving the mental health of refugees and asylum‐seekers: Reflections from the closing panel of the 2024 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Forcible displacement due to war and persecution has reached unprecedented heights across the globe. The mental health impact of trauma and displacement on refugee communities is profound. Although there are several evidence‐based therapies that are efficacious in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees ...
Angela Nickerson, B. Heidi Ellis, Naser Morina, Frank Neuner, Lori Zoellner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hate online: Anti-immigration rhetoric in Darknet

Nordia Geographical Publications, 2017
The worsening conditions in the Middle-East and Sub-Saharan Africa have resulted in millions of asylum seekers entering the European Union. Also, Finland received over ten times more asylum seekers in 2015 than the previous years.
Eva Kaján
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‘Only God can promise healing.’: help-seeking intentions and lay beliefs about cures for post-traumatic stress disorder among Sub-Saharan African asylum seekers in Germany

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Background: Epidemiological studies have reported high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among asylum seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Freyja Grupp, Marie Rose Moro, Urs M. Nater, Sara Skandrani, Ricarda Mewes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Care for Asylum Seekers

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2011
Reducing health inequalities and improving access to primary care for the socially excluded is a Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) area of clinical priority for 2011–13. Asylum seekers are a key socially excluded group but primary health care professionals are under-resourced and lack confidence in managing this population because the UK ...
Nicholson, B, Reid, C, Albuerne, C
openaire   +1 more source