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'There’s no media for refugees': Information and communication in camps on the Thai-Burma border
Pacific Journalism Review, 2017 This article uses the example of camps on the Thai-Burma border to highlight the exclusion of refugees from the common world and subsequent omission of their voices from news coverage. Moreover, the article argues that this exclusion weakens the supposed
Victoria Jack
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Visual impairment and employment in Norway
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Past studies have suggested lower employment of people with visual impairment. Reasons for this are less known. This study aimed to examine the employment rates among people with visual impairment, and its association with sociodemographic ...
Audun Brunes, Trond Heir
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Using indirect methods to understand the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality. [PDF]
, 2005 Despite the large numbers of displaced persons and the often-lengthy periods of displacement, little is known about the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality.
Burnham, G +3 more
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Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2016 Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive ...
M. G. Wessells
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Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020 The ongoing civil war in Syria created the world’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. As exile continues for many Syrians, this study aimed to explore what refugees perceive as their major needs and plans for the future in comparison to what ...
Mitra Naseh +4 more
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BJPsych Open, 2021 Background The causes of delayed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are debated, and the validity of late-onset PTSD has been questioned. Aims We aimed to examine predictors of delayed PTSD in a community sample of survivors of a natural disaster ...
Trond Heir +3 more
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Migrant workers in the ILO's 'Global Alliance Against Forced Labour' report: a critical appraisal [PDF]
, 2008 Temporary migration for agricultural work has long historical provenance globally, and has increased in the most recent period of globalisation. In this paper, using examples based on my own research on both cross-border (to the UK) and internal (within ...
Rogaly, Ben
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Trials, 2022 Background Schools are natural environments in which to enhance young people’s social and emotional skills, mental health, and contact between diverse groups, including students from refugee and immigrant backgrounds.
Reeta Kankaanpää +11 more
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Conflict and Health, 2017 Background Children’s right to participate in data collection during emergencies has been widely recognized by humanitarian actors. However, participation in such activities can expose children to risk.
Cyril Bennouna +2 more
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Home is Where the Heart Is? Forced Migration and Voluntary Return in Turkey's Kurdish Regions [PDF]
, 2014 What influences the decisions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home after prolonged displacement? This article investigates the attitudes of victims of forced migration by analysing survey data on Kurdish displaced persons and returnees ...
Loizides, Neophytos G. +2 more
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