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Healthcare for refugees: Where are the gaps and how do we help

Access to healthcare is one of our basic rights – we all accept that we cannot thrive unless our health needs are addressed and treated. Issues relatively trivial, like toothache, can have a profound impact on our health and well-being if they go untreated. This is … See more

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Helping refugees and asylum seekers to find healthcare

WebRefugees and asylum seekers often have complex health needs. We help them get the support they need while ensuring health services are better equipped to support them. …

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The mental health experience of refugees

WebThe mental health experience of refugees. To honour World Mental Health Day 2021, we spoke to Angelina Jalonen, our Head of Therapeutic Services, to …

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Helping refugees in the UK

WebRefugee Council works with thousands of refugees and people seeking asylum each year. We provide crisis advice and practical support, to help refugees integrate into their new …

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Children and young people

WebWe are the only national service offering support to all unaccompanied refugee children who arrive alone seeking safety in England. Many of the children we support have endured …

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Key issues faced by refugees and people seeking asylum in …

WebFresh research launched this week reveals that mental health support, housing, in some cases homelessness and the lack of right to work are key issues and …

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Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking

WebThere were 29,437 people detected arriving by small boats in 2023. This was decrease on the number who arrived in 2022 (45,774). 602 small boats were detected arriving in the …

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Mental health support for refugees and people seeking asylum

WebWith almost 20 years experience of providing mental health services to refugees, Refugee Council is a leading authority on the mental health needs of refugees and people …

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My View: mental health services for unaccompanied children

WebIn 2015 we developed My View, a specialist mental health service for refugee children and young people who arrive in the UK on their own. Many of the children and young people …

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Health Access for Refugees (HARP) in South Yorkshire

WebThe Health Access for Refugees Programme (HARP) enables clients to better understand, care for and communicate their own health needs. Asylum seekers and refugees are …

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Sheffield Therapeutic Service for Resettled Refugees

WebPsychological therapy service for refugees who have been resettled in South Yorkshire. Please note that while we are open for referrals, the Sheffield office building is closed …

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End of the New Roots project – and what we achieved

WebOver the past five years, New Roots has supported more than 6,000 newly recognised refugees and their families in Leeds, Hull and London to integrate and thrive …

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Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Support …

WebThe Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Support Service (IUSS) is a service for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in England. It has operated since …

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Hundreds of child refugees facing abuse, harassment, exploitation …

WebA new report reveals that child refugees who come to the UK alone are facing harassment, abuse and criminalisation as a result of being wrongly treated as adults and …

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WITHOUT MY FAMILY

WebWITHOUT MY FAMILY 3 Executive summary Every child should be able to live safely with their loved ones, but conflict, human rights abuses and persecution can leave many with …

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Mental health Archives

WebChildren and Families Wellbeing Support, Sheffield & South Yorkshire. Please note that the Sheffield office is closed except for booked appointments. If you require assistance…. …

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Support and information for people affected by the crisis in

WebThe UK Government has published a website to provide information on your rights an entitlements in the UK. The UK Government have also set up a helpline for Afghans …

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