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Responding to a mental health crisis at the border

(9 days ago) WEBThe Refugee Mental Health Resource Network is an APA interdivisional initiative led by Div. 56 (Trauma Psychology) to help agencies and organizations working with refugees. the extent of the impact because "researchers are not allowed to do to children what …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/09/crisis-border

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Migrants Learn to Confront Lingering Mental Health …

(7 days ago) WEBRefugees and asylum seekers coming to the U.S. are learning to confront mental health issues that come from uncertainty and fear of violence. Immigrants wait for Border Patrol transport to a

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2021-06-02/migrants-learn-to-confront-lingering-mental-health-issues-that-come-with-uncertainty

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The Hidden Mental Health Crisis at Mexico’s Border

(2 days ago) WEBA recent paper by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Peru’s Universidad del Pacífico, which surveyed Venezuelan …

https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/the-hidden-mental-health-crisis-at-mexicos-border/

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Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Refugees and Displaced …

(3 days ago) WEBTrauma Exposure, Mental Health Problems, and Screening Thereof in Adults Resettled as Refugees. Historically, articles regarding refugee trauma and health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9094640/

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Shelter Sickness: Migrants See Health Problems Linger …

(6 days ago) WEBThe long waits are also causing or intensifying existing trauma, said Marisa Limón, senior director for advocacy and programming at the Hope Border Institute. Mental health ailments are among the …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/mexico-border-shelter-migrants-health-problems/

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Mental health and forced displacement - World Health …

(6 days ago) WEBMany migrants and refugees will experience distress (e.g. feelings of anxiety and sadness, hopelessness, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, irritability, anger and/or aches …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-and-forced-displacement

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Zero Protection: How U.S. Border Enforcement Harms Migrant …

(Just Now) WEBOverview. This policy brief combines individual interviews conducted by PHR staff and board members and reports from a range of civil society organizations and …

https://phr.org/our-work/resources/zero-protection-how-u-s-border-enforcement-harms-migrant-safety-and-health/

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Mental health crisis is growing among migrants in Mexico

(3 days ago) WEBShelters and NGOs in Tapachula are stepping in to provide essential psych services, but experts and frontline workers say it still isn’t enough. Mexico – The …

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/06/16/mental-health-crisis-migrants-mexico-ngo-tapachula/

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Mental healthcare in undocumented communities: Issues and …

(9 days ago) WEBData from clinical interviews with 248 people in this situation who lived close to the California-Mexico border revealed that as many as 23% met the diagnostic …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-mental-healthcare-is-not-a-safe-space-for-undocumented-migrants

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Reaching Across Borders: Mental Health and …

(4 days ago) WEBThe term “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support” (MHPSS) describes any type of support that aims to protect and promote psychosocial wellbeing and to prevent or treat mental disorders for people in crisis situations. …

https://reachingacrossborders.org/

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Surviving migrant shelters, US detention with a mental …

(5 days ago) WEBThe report found that children suffered from post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health issues as a result of the practice, which was officially ended in June 2018.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/9/5/surviving-migrant-shelters-us-detention-with-a-mental-illness

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Latest Public Health Threats to Migrants at the US Southern Border

(3 days ago) WEBThe Department of Homeland Security policy exempts “vulnerable populations” and those with “known physical/mental health issues” from MPP. However, the CBP has sent …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7204484/

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For Chicago's new migrants, pop-up support groups can help ease …

(3 days ago) WEBInformal support groups like this one have popped up around Chicago in shelters, storefronts, churches and schools, led by volunteers or mental health …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/31/1227157119/for-chicagos-new-migrants-informal-support-groups-help-ease-the-pain-and-trauma

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Shelter Sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen …

(5 days ago) WEBTwo days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar's 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrants-us-mexico-border-shelter-health-care/

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The Migrant Crisis and Access to Health Care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe cost of not providing health care to immigrants is big, but not as bad as many think. A study by Fernando A. Wilson et al in 2020 showed that the annual …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621574/

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The Mental Health of Migrants Simmers Below the Surface as the …

(5 days ago) WEBWith a shortage of mental health workers, wait lists for an appointment can be months long. Layer on being new to this country, speaking a different language, …

https://borderlessmag.org/2024/01/18/mental-health-migrants-crisis-chicago-support-groups-community-orgs/

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Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Waiting …

(8 days ago) WEBThe burden of medical issues among children in the holding areas is difficult to measure, since volunteers are only permitted at the sites at the discretion of border …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/health/children-migrants-border-health.html

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Inside Migrant Shelters at the U.S.-Mexico Border - UNICEF USA

(4 days ago) WEBAbove, a 4-year-old boy plays on a bunk bed at the Casa del Migrante, a shelter for migrants run by Catholic nuns in Reynosa, Mexico across the border from McAllen, …

https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/inside-migrant-shelters-us-mexico-border

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HOPE Border Refugee Assistance Fund

(1 days ago) WEBMeeting the health care needs of those who migrate, including life-saving emergency health care, support for pregnant women, as well as Covid-testing and treatment . …

https://www.hopeborder.org/braf

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Migration and Border Health CDC

(1 days ago) WEBWorking with government and non-government partners globally, CDC develops public health capacity in border areas and at points of entry (POEs), including international …

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/migration-border-health.html

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Mental health and wellbeing of border security personnel: scoping

(6 days ago) WEBThe first theme (‘prevalence of mental health problems’) revealed that very few studies assessed the prevalence of mental health problems in border security …

https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/72/9/636/6782925

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DHS Announces Proposed Rule and Other Measures to Enhance …

(7 days ago) WEBAs part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued efforts to enhance the security of our border and deliver more timely consequences for those encountered who …

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/05/09/dhs-announces-proposed-rule-and-other-measures-enhance-security-streamline-asylum

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'We Approach in Peace': Are BART's Efforts to Help People in Crisis

(5 days ago) WEBBART says CISes “have a background in social work” or related experience and receive a month-long training that focuses on conflict resolution and de-escalation …

https://www.kqed.org/news/11985965/we-approach-in-peace-are-barts-outreach-efforts-to-help-people-in-crisis-working

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Migrants See Health Problems Linger and Worsen While Waiting …

(3 days ago) WEBMany migrants have fallen ill and are left with limited access to health care while waiting at the U.S.-Mexico border. Soon after Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar (right) …

https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/mexico-border-shelter-migrants-health-problems/

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Why no post-Title 42 border surge? Shelter operators in Mexico …

(4 days ago) WEBAccording to five shelter operators and workers, many migrants are now aware that they face a five-year ban from the U.S. if they are deported under an existing …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/post-title-42-migrants-rethinking-border-crossing-rcna85323

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Adults Experiencing Homelessness in the US–Mexico Border …

(3 days ago) WEBState of Homelessness in El Paso, TX. Situated at the midpoint of the 2,000-mile US–Mexico border is the dynamic, growing, and binational El Paso and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437212/

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Biden's asylum rule may hardly affect border crossings, analysts …

(5 days ago) WEBIt is unclear how immigration officers will determine immigrant claims. Paul Hunker, who worked for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a chief …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250198213/asymum-border-immigrant-rule-biden-crossing

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Mexico Is Pushing Migrants Away From U.S. Border - The New …

(4 days ago) WEBThe buses rumble into town day and night, dumping migrants in a city many didn’t even know existed. But instead of landing closer to the U.S. border, they are …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/world/americas/mexico-migrants-busing-border.html

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National survey by USF researchers shows voter opinions on …

(5 days ago) WEBResearchers at the University of South Florida have released findings from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to key election issues. The survey, sponsored by …

https://www.usf.edu/news/2024/survey-shows-voter-opinions-on-immigration-impact-of-politics-on-mental-health-and-election-distrust.aspx

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Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep …

(9 days ago) WEBFILE - Cook County, Ill., Sheriff Tom Dart speaks on Nov. 13, 2023, in Maywood, Ill. In Illinois, there are 110,000 people banned from owning guns because of …

https://www.local10.com/news/national/2024/05/16/over-80000-illinois-people-banned-from-owning-guns-still-keep-them-report-shows/

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State expands busing of migrants as shelters fill in southern Arizona

(3 days ago) WEBDOUGLAS — A white U.S. Border Patrol bus trundled into the Douglas Visitor Center parking lot shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, carrying dozens of …

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2023/05/18/state-expands-busing-of-migrants-as-shelters-fill-in-southern-arizona/70225837007/

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