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'There’s no media for refugees': Information and communication in camps on the Thai-Burma border

open access: yesPacific 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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Delayed post-traumatic stress and memory inflation of life-threatening events following a natural disaster: prospective study

open access: yesBJPsych 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]

open access: yes, 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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Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict

open access: yesCambridge 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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Syrian refugees’ perspectives and service providers’ viewpoints on major needs and future plans in Jordan

open access: yesJournal 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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Effectiveness of psychosocial school interventions in Finnish schools for refugee and immigrant children, “Refugees Well School” in Finland (RWS-FI): a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 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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Ethical considerations for children’s participation in data collection activities during humanitarian emergencies: A Delphi review

open access: yesConflict 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
doaj   +1 more source

Home is Where the Heart Is? Forced Migration and Voluntary Return in Turkey's Kurdish Regions [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Short-term psychological support to civilians exposed to the January 2015 terrorist attacks in France

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Some projects have described post-disaster psychosocial services and planning across Europe. However, little is known about the real psychosocial disaster responses such as low-intensity initiatives after a terrorist attack Objectives This
C. Vuillermoz   +3 more
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The influence of caregiver depression on adolescent mental health outcomes: findings from refugee settlements in Uganda

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background Family-level predictors, including caregiver depression, are considered important influences on adolescent mental health. Adolescent depression and anxiety in refugee settings is known to be a significant public health concern, yet there is ...
Sarah R Meyer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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