What Should Count as Best Practices of Forensic Medical and Psychological Evaluations for Children Seeking Asylum?
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.267
Abstract: The process of being granted asylum is complex, often taking months and years. Asylum seekers face high risk of being denied asylum in the United States. As medical and psychological evaluations assist in achieving successful… read more here.
Keywords: psychological evaluations; best practices; practices forensic; count best ... See more keywords
The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on psychological distress in refugee children: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23479
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To systematically review existing research exploring the effectiveness of psychological interventions in reducing symptoms of distress amongst refugee and asylum-seeker children. METHOD Six databases were searched to identify English studies presenting original empirical quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: therapeutic interventions; review; refugee asylum; refugee ... See more keywords
The health status of newly arrived asylum-seeking minors in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01501-4
Abstract: Asylum-seeking minors are known to be at increased risk of physical and mental diseases compared to both native children and adult asylum seekers. We present a nationwide register-based study based on the health assessment of… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; seeking minors; asylum seeking; nationwide register ... See more keywords
The Permission to be Cruel: Street-Level Bureaucrats and Harms Against People Seeking Asylum
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DOI: 10.1007/s10612-020-09515-3
Abstract: Immigration and asylum policies and practices in Britain have turned increasingly hostile. People seeking asylum are exposed to a panoply of control measures and rendered vulnerable. The state has exteriorized its controls and drawn-in various… read more here.
Keywords: people seeking; seeking asylum; level bureaucrats; street level ... See more keywords
A Place of Safety? Women, Crimmigration Control and a Stigmatised Identity
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DOI: 10.1007/s10612-024-09779-z
Abstract: Asylum claimants’ experiences of crimmigration controls are shaped by gender, race, and class. This article seeks to show how intersecting identities of women seeking asylum interact with stigma. The article draws from research with 16… read more here.
Keywords: place safety; asylum; safety women; identity ... See more keywords
Prioritizing the Dual Needs of Asylum-Seekers While Cultivating Psychotherapeutic Alliances
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DOI: 10.1007/s10615-019-00707-1
Abstract: The primary motivation that drives refugees to seek psychotherapy is the asylum-seeking process that requires that they prove a level of persecution in their home countries or risk deportation. Refugees are uninsured and lack access… read more here.
Keywords: seekers cultivating; prioritizing dual; asylum seekers; dual needs ... See more keywords
Important Gaps in HIV Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Young Asylum Seekers in Comparison to the General Population
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0707-8
Abstract: Migrants are disproportionately affected by HIV in many European countries, including Finland. We aimed to compare the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of young asylum seekers to those of the general young adult population.… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; among young; knowledge; young asylum ... See more keywords
The Scope of Pediatric Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations in Student Run Asylum Clinics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01704-y
Abstract: Student-run asylum clinics (SRACs) are organizations that provide pro bono forensic medical evaluations to support the legal asylum cases of individuals seeking refuge away from their home country, increasing the likelihood that asylum status is… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; pediatric forensic; run asylum; student run ... See more keywords
(The absence of) ‘Integration’ in the new pact on migration and asylum
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DOI: 10.1007/s12027-025-00834-y
Abstract: ‘Integration’, despite being mentioned as one of the key features of the New Pact on Immigration and Asylum, is relatively absent in the Pact itself. This article reflects on how the New Pact will influence… read more here.
Keywords: integration; asylum; migration; absence integration ... See more keywords
(Dis)agreement with the Implementation of Humanitarian Policy Measures Towards Asylum Seekers in Israel: Does the Frame Matter?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12134-016-0510-0
Abstract: This study investigates emerging public attitudes about the implementation of humanitarian policy measures towards asylum seekers among the Jewish population in Israel. It specifically asks whether the way asylum seekers in Israel are framed informs… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; measures towards; policy measures; humanitarian policy ... See more keywords
Asylum Seekers, Power Relations, and Everyday Resistance Practices: an Ethnographic Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s12134-021-00856-8
Abstract: In Italy, the experience of applying for asylum exposes many asylum seekers to lengthy and depersonalizing procedures to have their refugee status acknowledged and to their social and spatial segregation inside various reception centers dotted… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; ethnographic study; asylum seekers; everyday resistance ... See more keywords