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A review of the literature on the health beliefs, health status, and use of services in the refugee and asylum seeker population and of appropriate health care interventions. [PDF]

, 2005
The Health ASERT Programme Wales is a research programme commissioned by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer,Welsh Assembly Government to investigate health promotion issues among Minority Ethnic Groups, Refugees/Asylum seekers, and Gypsy Travellers ...
Aspinall, Peter J.
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The Tree of Life Synagogue Attack: A Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol‐18 Examination of Pre‐Attack Warnings and Post‐Attack Contagion and Copycat Effects

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This is a retrospective case study of an antisemitic lone actor terrorist who completed the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. The analysis through the lens of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP‐18) finds that 72% of the warning indicators were present, including four proximal warning ...
Molly Amman, Julia Kupper, J. Reid Meloy
wiley   +1 more source

The Stories We Tell about Refugee Claimants: Contested Frames of the Health-Care Access Question in Canada

Refuge, 2016
A contested issue is the extent to which refugee claimants should have access to health care in Western host countries with publicly subsidized health-care systems.
Jesse Beatson
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley   +1 more source

“I promised them I would be there”: A qualitative study of the changing roles of cultural health navigators who serve refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Cultural health navigators (CHNs) are one type of community health worker (CHW), a front-line cadre critical to mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic among marginalized communities.
Roseanne C. Schuster, Karin Wachter, Kenna McRae, Anne McDaniel, Olga I. Davis, Jeanne Nizigiyimana, Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Systemic Factors in Psychiatric Inpatient Violence: A Call for Broader Clinical Assessment [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences
This letter responds to a recent study on violence among schizophrenic inpatients at Al-Rashad Training Hospital. While commending the authors’ important contribution, the letter highlights key areas needing further attention to strengthen the ...
Azmi Jaafar
doaj   +1 more source

"Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" : experiences of unaccompanied refugee girls in Cape Town

, 2008
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-99).The arrival of unaccompanied minors poses unique challenges to the host country, raising serious questions about the rights and psychosocial health of that child.
Warria, Ajwang' R
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Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refugee health.

Australian family physician, 2006
Refugees and asylum seekers in Australia come from many countries. They present a significant challenge for general practice.This article outlines the unique range of problems presented by refugee patients in general practice and some approaches to dealing with them.Refugees and asylum seekers come to Australia with a range of health problems related ...
Harris, Mark, Zwar, N
openaire   +3 more sources

“It takes a village and we are the village”: A qualitative community-engaged study of doulas serving migrants and refugees in Georgia

Women's Health
Background: There is growing evidence that doulas may buffer poor birth outcomes for marginalized groups by providing social support, health education and advocacy between patients and their medical team. Objective: This study aims to examine the current
Ileana C. López-Martínez, Elizabeth A. Mosley, Muzhda Oriakhil, Aku Dogbe, Mu Naw Naw, Virginia Tester, Heidi Copeland, Madison Scott, Ky Lindberg, Subasri Narasimhan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source