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...Leslie Ramos Salazar; Nicole M.B. Kraus; Shanna Peeples Purpose Because refugees deal with significant trauma during their displacements, they experience adverse health effects and poor life experiences. This study aims to examine the predictors of refugees’ mental health, emotional well-being...

...María Jiménez-Castro; María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo Purpose Migrants and refugees face barriers to accessing health information, including language, culture and administrative complexity, which limit their use of health-care services. This study aims to map and characterise the health information...

... as the data collection technique. The participants are South Sudanese refugee women living in Palabek refugee settlement in northern Uganda and internally displaced Acholi women living in an informal settlement in Kampala. Findings The theoretical code is “reimagining liveable space over time”, with key...

... protection in Türkiye. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 189 Syrian refugees, and the data were collected through an online survey. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form, the Contentment with Assessment Life Scale ( CLAS ) and the Occupational Self...

...Kristin Rolke; Johanna Walter; Klaus Weckbecker; Eva Münster; Judith Tillmann Purpose Over 1.2 million refugees from Ukraine have been registered in Germany and are entitled to access medical care. This study aims to comprehensively assess the supportive factors and barriers experienced...

...Ashli Owen-Smith; Sushana Lamsal; Amy L. Nyman; Azizi Pyron; Tabeer Zehra; Rahsaan Overton; Mary Helen O’Connor Purpose The purpose of this study is to briefly describe the methods for two community health assessments (CHAs) conducted in one of the largest refugee resettlement sites in the USA...

... and concerns of pregnant women about the pandemic between two populations, i.e. internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees. In fact, although the two categories are often conflated, the analysis of their respective profiles requires more careful attention. Particularly in Iraqi Kurdistan, these groups...

...Wael ElRayes; Sana Malik; Bree Akesson; Iftikher Mahmood; Md Golam Hafiz; Mohammed Aldalaykeh; Arman Mahmood; Bhagwati Gautam; Shahidul Hoque; Farhana Ul Haque; Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway Purpose This paper aims to understand the mental health experiences and needs of Rohingya refugees...

...Arwa M. Al-Dekah; Ahmad Alrawashdeh; Saverio Bellizzi; Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi; Khalid A. Kheirallah Purpose Bibliometric analyses of psychological research on refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced people is scarce. This study aims to evaluate the productivity and impact of publications related...

...Chloe Devereux; Sophie Yohani; Melissa Tremblay; Joud Nour Eddin Purpose Since March 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted refugees by compounding preexisting and systemic health, social and economic inequities. In Canada, approximately 50,000 Syrian refugees arrived...

...Paul R. Springer; Janella S. Kang; Emily Gratopp; Lisa Franzen-Castle Purpose Food insecurity is a major public health concern, especially for refugee families. Despite the growing population of refugee families in the USA and the harmful effects on youth’s health and well-being, there are limited...

...Kamesha Spates; Na’Tasha Evans; Jordan Smith; Richa Gairola; Rebecca Jindra; Parishma Guttoo; Cedric Mubikayi Kabasele; Chelsey Kirkland; PraiseGod Aminu Purpose The prevalence of Congolese refugee women seeking asylum in the USA has recently garnered substantial attention. Many women have fled...

...Dena Badawi; Bree Akesson Purpose As host to over one million Syrian refugees, Lebanon continues to experience challenges addressing the needs of refugee families. This research examined the experiences of Syrian families with the refugee support system in Lebanon. The purpose of this study...

...Gabriella Karakas; Daniel R. du Plooy Purpose Despite the substantial body of international research exploring the effects of forced migration on mental health and the obstacles faced by refugee cohorts in accessing mental health services, there is a lack of in-depth studies specifically focusing...

...José Muller-Dugic; Pascal Beckers; Mario Braakman Purpose Syrian refugees in the Netherlands frequently suffer from mental health problems. It is argued that mental health not only consists of the absence of psychiatric disorders but also of the presence of mental well-being. However...

...Geneveave Barbo Purpose This review aims to examine the literature on refugees’ and asylum seekers’ resilience, its historical evolution, key principles, assumptions and recommendations, while focusing on the Canadian context. Design/methodology/approach A narrative literature review has been...

...Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Kamila Angelika Hynek; Alexander Nissen Purpose Post-migration stress is an important aspect of refugees’ mental health, but little is known about the relationship with insomnia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the assication between different post-migration...

.... Understanding interpreter demand is essential for the provision of professional interpreter services. This study aims to characterise interpreter requirements among women from nonrefugee and refugee non-English-speaking migrant backgrounds in Australian maternity hospitals. Design/methodology/approach...

...Nada A. Alnaji; Leeza A. Struwe; Danstan Bagenda Purpose Refugee mothers are at a significantly increased risk of suffering from postpartum depression. However, available tools to screen for it often use a Western paradigm of mental health, which may not be culturally appropriate, and may...