Italy: JumaMap website for refugees updated
For refugees in Italy, JumaMap provides information on regulations and where they can find help. Now the website has been updated to deal with the COVID-19 emergency.
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Migrants: Tailor-made program against psychological distress
A study carried out by the University of Verona and other colleges has highlighted that 50% of migrants who have applied for international protection reported some form of psychological distress. The study pointed out that a plan developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) appears to help prevent the evolution of psychological distress.
Lesbos: A mental health crisis beneath the surface
A mental health crisis among asylum seekers from the former Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos is worsening. InfoMigrants has learned that in the new tent facility, even young children are receiving psychiatric treatment and medication to deal with ongoing trauma.
UNHCR warns COVID-19 triggering mental health problems
UNHCR has warned that the consequences of coronavirus are taking a "huge toll" on the mental health of refugees, displaced and stateless people and urged countries to make responding to this a priority.
Help for refugees and undocumented migrants in Greece
Many migrants and refugees are struggling to get by in Greece. The coronavirus pandemic has made things even worse, as many aid services had to close down or reduce their services. Here is a list of places you can still turn to, if you need food, shelter, medical advice, and the like.
Thousands of traumatized migrants in Germany are denied help
Migrants and refugees in need of therapy are being forced to wait months for treatment, or missing out altogether, a professional organization of psychosocial centers in Germany says. The organization says there are not enough funds to treat the thousands of migrants suffering from trauma.
‘One failed journey is not the end of your life’ – fighting the stigma of return
Tens of thousands of people have set out from West and Central Africa in recent years in the hope of reaching Europe. Not all have completed the dangerous journey – opting instead to retrace their steps and return to their families. But going home brings new risks – including being seen by the community as ‘a failure’.
Lyon knife attack: The challenge of treating migrants with mental health problems
The fact that the Afghan suspect behind the deadly knife attack in Lyon suffered from mental health problems has highlighted France’s overall challenge of providing migrants with psychological traumas the appropriate care. While some migrants remain unaware of the benefits of seeking help from a psychologist, others suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or are simply impossible to follow-up on because they are continuously on the move.
Long waiting list in Germany for traumatized migrants and refugees
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).
The suffering of a Syrian family on Lesbos
Claire Paccalin on the Greek island of Lesbos meets a family struggling to keep their lives together while living in the Moria refugee camp.
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.
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.