Factors Influencing Improvement of Trauma-Related Symptoms Among Somali Refugee Youth in Urban Kenya
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DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00928-0
Abstract: Somali refugee youth present with a heightened risk for common mental disorders (CMDs), and yet few studies have discussed factors influencing mental health outcomes after psychosocial interventions. This study aimed to identify key factors that… read more here.
Keywords: somali refugee; improvement; factors influencing; among somali ... See more keywords
Assisting the least among us: Social work's historical response to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.025
Abstract: Abstract Unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth enter the U.S. daily to escape violence, political oppression, extreme poverty, and chronic instability in their native countries, or as victims of human trafficking. In FY 2016, nearly 60,000… read more here.
Keywords: refugee youth; immigrant refugee; youth; social work ... See more keywords
Behavioral health and refugee youth in primary care: An ecological systems perspective of the complexities of care
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105599
Abstract: Abstract Upon U.S. resettlement, refugee youth may present various behavioral health needs in primary health care settings unique to their displacement and relocation experiences. Primary health care presents the opportunity to assess and treat behavioral… read more here.
Keywords: health; care; behavioral health; refugee youth ... See more keywords
Sudanese refugee youth and educational success: the role of church and youth group in supporting cultural and academic adjustment and schooling achievement
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2017.04.003
Abstract: Abstract There is a burgeoning body of research about refugee youth that adopts a deficit approach by focusing on the problems and barriers youth encounter in adjusting culturally and academically to schools. Less research takes… read more here.
Keywords: refugee youth; adjustment; youth; role ... See more keywords
Cultural and academic adjustment of refugee youth: Introduction to the special issue
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2017.07.001
Abstract: Abstract In this introduction to the IJIR special issue on refugee youth in academic settings, the editors sought manuscripts that examined both challenges and effective practices in countries of temporary and permanent refugee resettlement. We… read more here.
Keywords: introduction; refugee youth; refugee; special issue ... See more keywords
Persistence of antidepressant use among refugee youth with common mental disorder.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.096
Abstract: BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate whether persistence of antidepressant use differs between refugee youth and Swedish-born youth after a diagnosis of a common mental disorder (CMD), and if clinical and sociodemographic… read more here.
Keywords: antidepressant use; use; refugee youth; disorder ... See more keywords
Children of the crisis: ethnographic perspectives on unaccompanied refugee youth in and en route to Europe
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2019.1584697
Abstract: ABSTRACT This special issue explores the ways unaccompanied refugee youth in and en route to Europe actively deal with the intensification of exclusionary practices towards migrants and refugees. In the Introduction we aim to set… read more here.
Keywords: youth route; unaccompanied refugee; europe; crisis ... See more keywords
Mixed-methods findings from the Ngutulu Kagwero (agents of change) participatory comic pilot study on post-rape clinical care and sexual violence prevention with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting in Uganda.
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2092178
Abstract: There is a dearth of evidence-based post-rape clinical care interventions tailored for refugee adolescents and youth in low-income humanitarian settings. Comics, a low-cost, low-literacy and youth-friendly method, integrate visual images with text to spark emotion… read more here.
Keywords: violence; participatory comic; refugee youth; post rape ... See more keywords
Born in displacement: Psychosocial and mental health impacts of country of birth among urban Somali refugee youth
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2106378
Abstract: ABSTRACT Urban refugees often face tremendous adversities during displacement that exacerbate mental health and psychosocial outcomes. Given the lack of research on how extended displacement affects mental health in urban refugee youth, this study examines… read more here.
Keywords: health; refugee youth; trauma; country birth ... See more keywords
Building Resilience by Becoming a Circus Artist
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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fez091
Abstract: Due to the traumatic events they may have experienced, refugee youth are vulnerable to mental health problems. Social Circus is a psycho-social intervention that aims to enhance resilience by promoting self-esteem, interpersonal trust and social… read more here.
Keywords: refugee youth; circus artist; resilience; circus ... See more keywords
Examining the substance use, violence, and HIV and AIDS (SAVA) syndemic among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006583
Abstract: Background Interactions between substance use, violence, HIV and AIDS, known as the ‘SAVA’ syndemic, are understudied among refugee youth. We assessed the synergistic effects of frequent alcohol use, depression and violence on HIV vulnerability among… read more here.
Keywords: violence; refugee youth; violence hiv; urban refugee ... See more keywords