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

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, Ajmal Hussain, Pål Kristensen, Lars Weisæth   +3 more
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Does the forced/voluntary dichotomy really influence migration governance? [PDF]

, 2022
International audienceIn the first part of the chapter, we review the main historical stages and turning points in the use of the forced/voluntary dyad in the global governance of mobility.
Pastore, Ferruccio, Thiollet, Hélène, Schmoll, Camille   +2 more
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The influence of caregiver depression on adolescent mental health outcomes: findings from refugee settlements in Uganda

BMC 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, Mara Steinhaus, Clare Bangirana, Patrick Onyango-Mangen, Lindsay Stark   +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

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, Sanni Aalto, Mervi Vänskä, Riina Lepistö, Raija-Leena Punamäki, Emma Soye, Charles Watters, Arnfinn Andersen, Per Kristian Hilden, Ilse Derluyn, An Verelst, Kirsi Peltonen   +11 more
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Forced migration in childhood: Are there long-term health effects? [PDF]

SSM - Population Health, 2016
Irma Elo
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From refugees to forced migration: The UNHCR and human security [PDF]

, 2001
Within UNHCR, there has been a shift in the emphasis on the meaning of protection. Protection of refugees is now primarily defined as security of refugees and refugee operations rather than in terms of the legal asylum process.
Adelman, Howard, Howard Adelman
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Examining intersections between violence against women and violence against children: perspectives of adolescents and adults in displaced Colombian communities

Conflict and Health, 2019
Background Research examining the interrelated drivers of household violence against women and violence against children is nascent, particularly in humanitarian settings.
Jennifer J. Mootz, Lindsay Stark, Elizabeth Meyer, Khudejha Asghar, Arturo Harker Roa, Alina Potts, Catherine Poulton, Mendy Marsh, Amy Ritterbusch, Cyril Bennouna   +9 more
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Loneliness among adults with visual impairment: prevalence, associated factors, and relationship to life satisfaction

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019
Background Little is known about whether and to what extent loneliness impacts the lives of people with visual impairment (VI). Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness in adults with VI, and to ...
Audun Brunes, Marianne B. Hansen, Trond Heir   +2 more
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Longitudinal association of forced migration with cigarette smoking [PDF]

, 2018
Background Stressful life events associated with forced migration increase vulnerability for adverse health consequences. Intermediate factors, such as smoking, can shed light on the mechanisms underlying this process.
Tellervo Korhonen, Maarit Piirtola, Jaakko Kaprio   +2 more
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