How Receiving Communities Structure Refugee Settlement Experiences: The Case of Burmese Immigrants in DFW DOI Open Access
K Stewart

Опубликована: Май 1, 2023

The Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex (DFW) serves as a diverse resettlement location for globally displaced refugees. While research examines how the nation impacts refugee resettlement, studies that examine role of city and community in placemaking are still lacking. In investigations, often focuses broadly on advocacy political movements rather than local-level structures policies. this paper, I develop an evaluation model using Jenny Phillimore's categories successful structural barriers, interactions, resource accessibility affect space place populations. Through ethnography Chin Rohingya communities DFW, explore differences between community-settled state-settled groups idea integrated program. Additionally, argue refugees who choose their settlement United States empowered thus have stronger connection to host For example, interviews, emphasized ownership Lewisville feelings home, while expressed placelessness dispossession Dallas. As governments push towards entirely privatized system argues method draws upon federal resources connections. experiences Lewisville's community, demonstrates potential such program States.

Язык: Английский

Housing and health: A multidimensional, qualitative analysis of the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees living in German reception centres DOI Creative Commons
Eilin Rast,

Maren Hintermeier,

Kayvan Bozorgmehr

и другие.

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5, С. 100407 - 100407

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024

Housing is an important social determinant of health, but the perspectives asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in large, centralised reception centres remain under-researched. We therefore sought to examine which housing aspects are deemed relevant for health by ASR Germany. Based on 47 interviews with 42 Germany originating from three different studies, we conducted a secondary qualitative analysis. mapped interview transcripts onto existing frameworks generated four central themes regarding relationship between centres. affected key ways: 1) Material conditions, including crowding, hygiene conditions inability secure doors, created exacerbated physical mental issues, 2) unpredictability instability impeded integration disrupted professional support networks, 3) through forced residential assignment limited autonomy, "homemaking" severely constrained, leading worsened 4) do not make sufficient accommodations individuals specific medical needs. This study offers broad perspective health. It evident that this context conducive Instead, accommodation facilities exacerbate excessive overcrowding, insufficient infrastructure meet health-related Stressful living environments frequent transfers further burden psychosocial impeding sense belonging comfort disrupting social. Current policy practice need be reconsidered safeguard ASR.

Язык: Английский

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Language – a vital pill missing in patients’ treatment: language barriers during cancer care through the eyes of patients and families DOI Creative Commons
Lisbeth Birkelund, Karin Brochstedt Dieperink, Morten Sodemann

и другие.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025

Purpose When serious illness occurs, effective communication is essential but challenged by language barriers. This study explores how patients with limited Danish proficiency and their families experience barriers during cancer care in two public hospitals.

Язык: Английский

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Resettled refugee parent and young adult perspectives on mental health after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Rachel Fabi,

Christina D Campagna,

Nidaa Aljabarrin

и другие.

Discover Mental Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2025

Refugees and other New Americans faced unique mental health barriers before during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reduced access to supports services in this population indicates a need for new community-based interventions. This paper explored refugee parents' young adults' perceptions of facilitators encountered by resettled refugees (ages 10-24) their parents. Using an interpretive phenomenology approach form participatory research (CBPR), we designed focus group guide with student community members from various immigrant communities. We held eight gender- language-concordant groups parents, four gender-concordant adults (18-24), facilitated members. Translated transcripts were analyzed major themes using iterative emergent thematic coding approach. The conversations these wide-ranging. Here explore subthemes that emerged three primary areas: effects on health, stigma social strengths strategies addressing health. surfaced intensified existing challenges within Community-based interventions should be partnership communities they aim serve. findings study suggest several possible intervention points support youth parent including culturally sensitive individual therapy trusted setting.

Язык: Английский

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Migration and Social Determinants of Health DOI
Pranee Liamputtong,

Zoe Sanipreeya Rice

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Nouns as essential migration signifiers for improving migrant mental health through social services supporting problem-focused or emotion-focused coping DOI Creative Commons
Carol Nash

Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1), С. 2580 - 2580

Опубликована: Март 7, 2025

Migrate as a verb represents process where providing social services to migrants reduces their instability and discomfort with providers inclined pity or fear migrants. Consequently, learn form negative views of themselves, decreasing mental health. Considering migrate neglects the noun whom which migrant is heading—a person, place, thing, event, idea. Viewing migration noun-dependent, potentially identifiable self-directing seeking aid. This study examines examples five types nouns may conceptualize guide in narrative review Google Scholar search results “[noun-type] [whom] head migration” for each type regarding four relevant highest returned post-2020 reports. Examining health considers 2023 systematic place. The purpose investigate applicable if ultimately (or not) coping theory, contrasting problem-focused emotion-focused coping. such essential signifiers encourages migrants’ favorable identification. In recognizing intended self-direction migrant, improved supportable through appropriately available services.

Язык: Английский

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War-related trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees, displaced, and nondisplaced people during armed conflict in Sudan: a cross-sectional study DOI Creative Commons
Kamal Khalil, Ghada Farouk Mohammed,

Ahmed Balla M Ahmed

и другие.

Conflict and Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 18(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

The ongoing armed conflict in Sudan has caused mass displacement, affecting mental health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma among refugees, internally displaced, nondisplaced people, while also examining link between displacement type, PTSD severity, associated factors.

Язык: Английский

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Neighborhood social composition and refugee mental health – quasi-experimental evidence of associations from a Danish population register study DOI Creative Commons
Peter Schofield, Christopher Jamil de Montgomery, Anna Piil Damm

и другие.

Psychological Medicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 54(11), С. 2967 - 2975

Опубликована: Май 20, 2024

Abstract Background Refugees are at an elevated risk of some mental disorders with studies highlighting the contributing role post-migration factors. Studies migrant groups show neighborhood social composition, such as ethnic density, to be important. This is first longitudinal study examine this question for refugees and uses a novel quasi-experimental design. Methods We followed cohort 44 033 from being assigned housing under Danish dispersal policy, operating 1986 1998, until 2019. comprised, in effect, natural experiment whereby influence could determined independently endogenous examined three aspects composition: proportion co-nationals, refugees, first-generation migrants; subsequent incidence different disorders. Results neighborhoods fewer co-nationals (lowest v. highest quartile) were more likely receive diagnosis non-affective psychosis, incident rate ratio (IRR) 1.25 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06–1.48), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), IRR 1.21 CI I.05–1.39). A comparable but smaller effect was observed mood none overall. Neighborhood less clearly associated other than 1.24 1.03–1.50). found no statistically significant associations migrants. Conclusions For living lower related increased diagnosed particularly psychosis PTSD.

Язык: Английский

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On placemaking and wellbeing: Practitioner perspectives on third sector support for refugees and asylum seekers DOI Creative Commons
Emma Soye, Charles Watters

Wellbeing Space and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6, С. 100205 - 100205

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Migration studies foreground 'placemaking' as key to the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers. In absence state support, third sector organisations play a significant role in supporting refugee placemaking wellbeing. Yet very little is known about how practitioners themselves conceptualise support on basis their own experiences field. This article responds gap literature by drawing five semi-structured interviews with who work seekers southeast England. The research found that (and support) terms 'belonging', 'knowing', 'contributing', 'connecting', 'remembering'. sharing perspectives practitioners, this makes an original contribution scholarship contexts forced displacement.

Язык: Английский

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Migrants as Agents in Placemaking: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Basmane area in Izmir, Türkiye DOI Creative Commons
Ayselin Yıldız, Aydın Gürel, Meltem Ö. Gürel

и другие.

Wellbeing Space and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7, С. 100222 - 100222

Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024

This article explores the place-making practices of displaced Syrian refugees living in Basmane area Izmir's historic Konak district. By examining everyday spaces, spatio-material and socio-relational outcomes Syrians' placemaking practices, study positions as active agents placemaking. Through empirical fieldwork, it underscores consequences wellbeing illustrating how these are shaped constrained by multi-scale configurations Türkiye's refugee policies perceptions local population towards migrants.

Язык: Английский

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Trends and disparities in perinatal health outcomes among women from refugee backgrounds in Victoria, Australia: A population-based study DOI Creative Commons
Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Lisa Gold, Elisha Riggs

и другие.

Midwifery, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 132, С. 103980 - 103980

Опубликована: Март 20, 2024

Women from refugee backgrounds generally experience poorer pregnancy-related outcomes compared to host populations. To examine the trend and disparities in adverse perinatal among women of background using population-based data 2003 2017. A cross-sectional study 754,270 singleton births Victoria mothers with Australian-born mothers. Inferential statistics, including Pearson chi-square binary logistic regression, were conducted. Multiple regression was conducted explore relationship between women's status. had higher odds neonatal maternal outcomes, stillbirth, death, low APGAR score, small for gestational age, postpartum haemorrhage, abnormal labour, perineal tear, admission intensive care women. However, they lower care, pre-eclampsia, postnatal depression. The analysis showed limited signs gaps closing over time outcomes. Refugee associated unfavourable highlighting negative influence status on health. This evidences need address unique healthcare requirements this vulnerable population enhance well-being newborns. Implementing targeted interventions policies is crucial meet backgrounds. Collaborative efforts organisations, government agencies non-governmental organisations are essential establishing comprehensive support systems assist throughout their journey.

Язык: Английский

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