Reaching a hard-to-reach population such as asylum seekers and resettled refugees in Canada

Reaching a hard-to-reach population such as asylum seekers and resettled refugees in Canada.

a Offord Centre for Child Studies and School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Correspondence to Ellen O Wahoush (e-mail: [email protected]). Global migration of people, whether voluntary or forced, means health-care professionals and staff need to communicate effectively as they care for progressively more diverse communities, often with specific ...

Overgeneral memory in asylum seekers and refugees.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Studies in western samples have shown that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are associated with overgeneral autobiographical memory retrieval. This study assesses whether this association extends to asylum seekers and refugees from diverse cultural backgrounds. We discuss implications for those providing testimony of their experiences when seeking a...

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments and international agencies have grappled with the twin problems of providing adequate humanitarian assistance...

Refugees and asylum seekers in Europe

Background: European countries are the main receiving countries of immigrants such as refugees and asylum seekers belonging to ethnic minority groups due to a global increase in social and political instability as well as socio-economic conflicts. Both the number of ethnic minority groups and the number of people with mental disorders are therefore growing significantly. The current healthcare ...

Groupwork with Refugees and Asylum Seekers