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The Threat of Destitution as a Deterrent against Asylum Seeking in the European Union

open access: yesRefuge, 2006
The problematization of asylum has detrimentally impacted on the provision of support for asylum seekers in host countries. The threat of destitution has become instrumental in restrictive asylum policies and is increasingly used as a deterrent against ...
Sylvie Da Lomba
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Care for Asylum Seekers

open access: yesInnovAiT: 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

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hate online: Anti-immigration rhetoric in Darknet

open access: yesNordia 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
doaj  

‘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

open access: yesEuropean 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Melodies of the forest: Nature as an improvisational space for shared creative embodiment

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In an era marked by increasing disconnection from nature, innovative approaches to reconnect with the environment are crucial for both ecological and psychological well‐being. This paper explores how natural environments (a deciduous forest of Quebec in the present case study) can serve as an improvisational space for shared creative ...
Antoine Bellemare‐Pepin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting community attitudes towards asylum seekers: A multi‐component model

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Psychology, 2017
Objective The current study investigated the role of cognitive, affective, and behavioural information in the prediction of overall attitudes towards asylum seekers.
Cameron J. Croucamp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of traumatic events incurred by asylum-seekers on mental health and utilization of medical services

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Asylum-seekers from Africa immigrate to Israel through the Sinai desert and are often exposed to traumatic events. Objective To identify the scope and types of medical services required by asylum-seekers and the relationship between delayed ...
Maya Siman-Tov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robust β‐myrcene block copolymer elastomeric vitrimers

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
Myrcene‐based vitrimeric elastomers were compared: statistical (poly(styrene‐stat‐myrcene‐stat‐AAEMA)] versus ‘hard–soft’ diblock (poly(styrene)‐block‐poly(myrcene‐co‐AAEMA)). The diblock's ability to anchor the glassy poly(styrene) blocks in a self‐assembled microstructure was effective – leading to four times higher tensile stress and ten times ...
Chong Yang Du   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Health Governance Cannot Keep Relying on the Development‐Goals Model to Effectively Address Health Inequalities Around the World

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are nearing their end in 2030, and it is highly unlikely that many of the SDGs would be met by the target date. This calls for the urgent need for an upgraded approach or a new strategy from the “development‐goals” model.
Funom Theophilus Makama
wiley   +1 more source

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