Migration, Culture & Mental Health

Accessibility Of Mental Health Care For Migrant & Ethnic Minority Communities.

Do we really understand the circumstantial and cultural differences that can impact on mental health?

Refugees and asylum seekers often experience a range of mental health problems as a result of personal histories and experiences both in their country of origin and in Britain. Conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, may be more prevalent among refugees and access to counselling is often overlooked. There are also particular issues within individual ethnic minority communities including cultural differences and beliefs that can make access to mental health care more difficult.

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• Mental Health
• migration
• refugees
• asylum seekers