Heritage as an affective and meaningful information literacy practice: An interdisciplinary approach to the integration of asylum seekers and refugees
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DOI: 10.1002/asi.24572
Abstract: Information studies have identified numerous needs and barriers to the integration of asylum seekers and refugees; however, little emphasis has been placed thus far on their need to keep their own culture, values, and traditions… read more here.
Keywords: information; asylum seekers; integration; affective meaningful ... See more keywords
Evaluating the experiences and impact of the Health Access for Refugees (HARP) project on peer volunteers in Northern England.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23066
Abstract: Community-based peer volunteer interventions are increasingly used with people who are asylum seekers and refugees accessing health services. There is a dearth of evidence evaluating the benefits of volunteering for asylum seeking or refugee volunteers.… read more here.
Keywords: health; asylum seekers; access refugees; peer ... See more keywords
Patterns and evidence of human rights violations among US asylum seekers
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02405-x
Abstract: Background Asylum seekers report exposure to human rights violations associated with a range of psychological and medical sequelae. Clinical evaluators can provide forensic evaluations that document evidence associated with their reports of persecution. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: clinician evaluators; evidence; human rights; asylum seekers ... 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
Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4524-5
Abstract: In 2016, over 65 million individuals were displaced from their homes due to human rights abuses, and 262,000 people applied for asylum in the USA. Individuals who have experienced persecution are present in many primary… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; record forced; asylum seekers; seekers time ... 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
Can Giving Clients a Choice in Food Selection Help to Meet Their Nutritional Needs?: Investigating a Novel Food Bank Approach for Asylum Seekers
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DOI: 10.1007/s12134-017-0515-3
Abstract: The aim of this research was to investigate whether a foodbank working directly with people seeking asylum and incorporating client choice, located in Melbourne Australia, can meet the nutritional requirements of asylum seekers. A structured… read more here.
Keywords: giving clients; meet nutritional; choice; asylum seekers ... 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
Mental Health Risk and Protective Factors of Nigerian Male Asylum Seekers Hosted in Southern Italy: a Culturally Sensitive Quantitative Investigation
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01260-3
Abstract: This study provides a culturally sensitive quantitative investigation aimed at assessing the post-traumatic symptomatology, post-migratory difficulties, and resilience of 36 Nigerian male asylum seekers hosted in the province of Caserta, South Italy. A survey composed… read more here.
Keywords: mental health; health; protective factors; resilience ... See more keywords
95 Experiences of Detained Asylum Seekers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.097
Abstract: Introduction: COVID-19 disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority groups as well as people in jails and immigration detention centers in the United States. Between April and August of 2020, the mean monthly COVID-19 case ratio… read more here.
Keywords: detention; detained asylum; health; asylum seekers ... See more keywords