Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июль 14, 2024

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine community based, trauma informed support refugee mental health and wellbeing, recognising that status met through forced displacement in which refugees have experience personal human rights abuses survived atrocities family been lost. Design/methodology/approach A co-production approach was taken review existing literature policy produce a position statement on how better meet the needs people who distress are refugees. between researchers representatives. Findings Understanding has conventionally focused incidence illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder depression. If understood continuum, diagnosis indicates significant problem, furthermore access services predicated risks associated with illness. When accessing services, an added issue lack communication availability recognition they survived. Originality/value In paper, different advocated, understanding can be framed more effectively process recovery from emerges during resettlement, over long period time before able talk about experienced. Community-based responses enable readily wellbeing communities.

Язык: Английский