Germany's federal administrative court has rejected granting access of independent asylum counselors to initial asylum reception centers. It said that in order to be allowed to visit an asylum applicant, there would have to be a specific request for counseling from an asylum seeker.
Earlier this month, the European Commission urged EU countries to increase the deportation of failed asylum seekers. As return programs play an increasing role in EU migration policy, counseling becomes an important part of preparing for the move to return.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and UNICEF have reported that about 234,000 Ukrainian refugees were able to use protection and support services provided by 36 "Blue Dot" hubs across seven countries.
Has your application for asylum been unsuccessful and are you being forced to return to your home country? Or perhaps you have a residence permit in Europe, and yet you are still considering going back home. If this is the case, you may be able to receive counseling to help you prepare for your return.
Do you wish you had someone to talk to in your own language about depression or psychological problems? IPSO, an organization based in Germany, offers counseling for refugees by refugees. The support is offered online as well as face-to-face, so you can get support wherever you are.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has compiled a list of ten challenges that young refugees face. These include things such as difficulty getting legal recognition and access to instruction, discrimination, difficulty in finding work, and a lack of safety and security.
Hundreds of thousands of traumatized migrants and refugees in Germany are in urgent need of help. A group of German scientists and psychiatrists has published a policy briefing saying many of the refugees are suffering severe stress and are incapable of forming relationships or learning a new language.
Working as a counselor is not easy for Lilas, as it brings back the trauma she herself has suffered. After three years in Germany, the young Syrian still misses her friends from Damascus, but she’s grateful that she has her family here.
Without a dildo, but with a condom: This is sex education for refugees, conducted by refugees. InfoMigrants reports from Zirndorf on how AIDS and HIV are discussed in Germany’s asylum-seeker reception facilities.
A European project aims to create a counseling mode for the support of female refugees and asylum seekers who have suffered gender-based violence (GBV) and provide training for counselors. Several international organizations are involved in the project, which is entitled "Co-creating a Counseling Method for Refugee Women Gender-Based Violence Victims."
'In everybody's school: quality and rights to prevent school abandonment' is a project run with various organizations and schools involving workshops, apprenticeships and advice aimed at migrant students in the central Italian region.
The trauma of war doesn't end for refugee children when they reach a safe country. The psychological effects of the war may influence their daily behavior and have a negative impact on their future.