This project helps migrant women in Naples overcome trauma
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.
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Italy: Free course for doctors on migrant health
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.
Minors on Sea-Watch 3 express relief after devastating journey on boat
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.
Niger: MSF assists migrants expelled from Algeria, Libya
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.
Syrian migrants take UK cheese market by storm
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.
Refugee art focuses on importance of dealing with trauma
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.
Study: Over half million refugees suffer post-traumatic stress
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.
Female asylum seekers detained with unrelated men in Evros, Greece
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.
Lesbos: Suffering at the edge of Europe
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.
Traumatized refugees need urgent help, doctors say
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.
Villaggio La Brocchi, where successful integration is a reality
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.
Amnesty Netherlands uses hypnosis to show migrant trauma
A video created by Amnesty International Netherlands, called "Through the Eyes of a Refugee," aims to raise public awareness about the trauma that asylum seekers face after fleeing their countries. In the video, five people are brought under hypnosis to experience the migrant journey of Marwa, a 29-year-old Syrian woman, as she made her way to Europe.