Traumatized refugees in need of psychological care have to wait over seven months in Germany before they are granted therapy. The long wait periods were reported in response to an official inquiry submitted by the Left Party (Die Linke).
A project in Naples financed by the Italian government's Department for Equal Opportunities is using ethnopsychology to assist migrant women who have suffered violence and trauma.
The Italian federation of medical guilds has presented a free online training course for Italian doctors to help them treat patients who have suffered physical or psychological trauma from their migratory journeys.
The 15 minors stuck on board the Sea-Watch 3 for almost two weeks spoke to ANSA about their journey and their future dreams in Europe. They had been refused entry to Italian ports after being rescued at sea in January. Their traumatic experiences continue to haunt them.
Thousands of migrants from West Africa who are currently in Niger have endured torture and trauma while attempting to reach Europe, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports. The organization's clinic in Niamey offers medical assistance to migrants.
When Razan Alsous and her family came to the UK as migrants in 2014, they didn't know what they would do for work in their new homes. Four years later, they own one of the fastest-growing cheese companies in the UK.
Can you create art out of the traumas many refugees had to undergo to reach Europe? An exhibition in a small village in northwest Germany sponsored by the Malteser charity is doing just that in hopes of helping refugees to process their experiences.
A new study found that about 50 percent of refugees in Germany suffer psychological problems. The report also found that almost 75 percent of refugees interviewed had personally witnessed traumatic experiences.
Human Rights Watch has called on the Greek authorities to end the "dangerous detention conditions" of women asylum seekers in Evros who are rouitinely confined with unrelated men, putting them at risk of harassment and sexual violence.
Overcrowding, poor sanitation and a lack of security at Greek migrant camps are taking a heavy toll on refugees' mental health. InfoMigrants spoke to a clinical psychologist on Lesbos who everyday witnesses the human cost of misguided migration policy.
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.
A Tuscan reception center for migrants has had success in helping migrants to integrate. It offers a range of services, including psychological counselling, legal and medical assistance, language courses and vocational training.