Mental health of refugees and migrants : Risk and protective factors and access to care / Kelly Rose-Clarke, Gracia Fellmeth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose-Clarke, Kelly, author.

Fellmeth, Gracia, author.

Series:

Global evidence review on health and migration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility.

Mental health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 157 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Mental health of refugees and migrants

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2023.

Summary:

This report focuses on the mental health needs of refugees and migrants, and the available evidence on risk and protective factors and access to care. Policies are needed that safeguard human rights, including the right to health for all refugees and migrants, regardless of legal status; reduce anti-migrant stigma and discrimination; and recognize the social determinants of mental health by prioritizing basic needs, for example food, housing, safety, education and employment. Access to mental health care must also be strengthened by engaging with refugee and migrant communities and offering choices and pathways regarding care and providers. Care itself needs to be strengthened through improving the capacity of health care workers to assess and treat mental health conditions among refugees and migrants from diverse cultural backgrounds. This GEHM addresses these questions through an umbrella of systematic reviews published since 2012, as well as systematic reviews of empirical studies published since the start of 2020, using customized search strategies and key terms.

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