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“I Belong to Nowhere”: Syrian Refugee Children’s Perspectives on School Integration

Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2019
Since 2011, the armed conflict that began in the Syrian Arab Republic has displaced an estimated 12 million Syrians, forcing them to seek refuge in various countries around the world. Over half of those uprooted are children.
Yan Guo, Srabani Maitra, Shibao Guo
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Beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors impacting healthcare utilization of Syrian refugee children.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundApproximately 18,000 Syrian refugees have resettled to the United States. Half of these refugees are children, whose age and refugee status jeopardize their abilities to attain quality healthcare. Information on Syrian refugees' health in the U.
Riham M Alwan, Daniel J Schumacher, Sevsem Cicek-Okay, Sarah Jernigan, Ahmed Beydoun, Tasnim Salem, Lisa M Vaughn   +6 more
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Predictors of psychological risk and resilience among Syrian refugee children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 2022
Objectives War‐exposed refugee children are at elevated risk for mental health problems, but a notable proportion appear resilient. We aimed to investigate the proportion of Syrian refugee children who can be considered resilient, and applied a novel ...
C. Popham, F. McEwen, E. Karam, J. Fayyad, G. Karam, D. Saab, P. Moghames, M. Pluess   +7 more
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War exposure, post-traumatic stress symptoms and hair cortisol concentrations in Syrian refugee children

Molecular Psychiatry, 2022
Altered secretion of cortisol, the primary effector of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis, has been proposed as a means by which traumatic experiences compromise later mental health.
Demelza M. Smeeth, F. McEwen, C. Popham, E. Karam, J. Fayyad, D. Saab, M. Rieder, Abdelbaset A. Elzagallaai, S. V. Van Uum, M. Pluess   +9 more
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Resilience and Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2021
Refugee populations are at high risk of experiencing trauma and developing negative mental health outcomes. The resilience of Syrian refugee children is not well established as far as modifying the association between trauma and mental illness.
Rebecca Dehnel, Heyam F. Dalky, Subashini Sudarsan, W. Al-Delaimy   +3 more
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Listening to the Voices of Syrian Refugee Women in Canada: an Ethnographic Insight into the Journey from Trauma to Adaptation

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2022
Syrian refugee women face many obstacles when accessing health services in host countries that are influenced by various cultural, structural, and practical factors.
Areej Al-Hamad, C. Forchuk, A. Oudshoorn, G. McKinley   +3 more
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“COVID affected us all:” the birth and postnatal health experiences of resettled Syrian refugee women during COVID-19 in Canada

Reproductive Health, 2021
Prior to COVID-19, postnatal resettled refugee women in Canada reported barriers to healthcare and low levels of social support, contributing to maternal health morbidities.
Emma Stirling Cameron, Howard Ramos, M. Aston, Marwa Kuri, L. Jackson   +4 more
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Feasibility trial of a brief scalable psychological intervention for Syrian refugee adolescents in Jordan

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021
Background: Most refugees are less than 18 years and at heightened risk of common mental disorders (CMDs) relative to other youth. Limited evidence exists for psychosocial programsfor youth in low-resource settings.
A. Akhtar, Aiysha Malik, M. Ghatasheh, I. Aqel, R. Habashneh, K. Dawson, Sarah Watts, M. Jordans, F. Brown, M. Sijbrandij, P. Cuijpers, R. Bryant   +11 more
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Patterns of Construction of Alternative Media Discourses About Refugee Waves From Syria and Ukraine

Проблеми на постмодерността, 2022
This paper examines the patterns of construction of alternative media speaking in relation to the refugee waves triggered by the military actions in Syria and Ukraine over the last 10 years.
Nikolay Baltov
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Anemia and Nutritional Status of Syrian Refugee Mothers and Their Children under Five Years in Greater Beirut, Lebanon

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The objective was to assess the prevalence of anemia and nutritional status of mothers and children under five years among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and to identify nutritional deficiencies among pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant non-lactating ...
Joana Abou-Rizk, Theresa Jeremias, L. Nasreddine, Lamis H Jomaa, N. Hwalla, H. Tamim, J. Frank, V. Scherbaum   +7 more
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