With the global increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers, mental health
professionals have become more aware of the need to understand and respond to the …

Background Africans immigrants in the United States are the least-studied immigrant group,
despite the research and policy efforts to address health disparities within immigrant …

Beginning in 2015, Canada undertook an exceptional undertaking of sponsoring of more
than 40,000 Syrian refugees to resettle in Canada. As the excitement of their initial arrivals …

Background A significant proportion of the global population is displaced, many being
women. Qualitative studies can generate in-depth findings that will contribute to an …

Abstract Background In August 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist
organization, attacked the Yazidi's ancestral homeland in northwestern Iraq. Among other …

Objectives The aim of this meta-ethnographic review was to examine refugee women's
experiences negotiating motherhood and maternity services in a new country with a view to …

Background: The links between migration and health are well documented. Being a refugee
exacerbates migrants' vulnerability through trauma and loss. The aim of this study is to …

Refugee and migrant women experience personal, cultural and structural challenges as
they adapt to new lives in host countries. Peer mentoring programs are used to facilitate …

Objective Access to healthcare is an important part of the (re) settlement process for Syrian
refugees in Canada. There is growing concern about the healthcare needs of the 54,560 …

A number of post-migration stressors have been shown to adversely affect mental health in
refugees resettled in high-income countries, including poor social integration, financial …