Safe but isolated–an interview study with Iraqi refugees in Sweden about social networks, social support, and mental health

M Sundvall, D Titelman, V DeMarinis… - … Journal of Social …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Problems with social networks and social support are known to be associated
with mental ill-health in refugees. Social support after migration promotes resilience. Aim: To …

Mental health outcomes, literacy and service provision in low-and middle-income settings: a systematic review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

KH Ngamaba, LS Lombo, IK Makopa… - npj Mental Health …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the prevalence of mental health
issues could be greater than in other low-income and middle-income countries because of …

Kinship, friendship, and service provider social ties and how they influence well-being among newly resettled refugees

RN Greene - Socius, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
As refugees move from forced displacement to resettlement, their networks change
dramatically alongside their living conditions and surroundings. The relative benefit of …

How structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking …

J Hourani, Y Jarallah, K Block, L Murray, J Chen… - Conflict and …, 2022 - Springer
Forced migrant women experience high levels of violence across their journeys and
violence can be characterised as having three overarching forms: structural, symbolic, and …

A Qualitative Study on University Students' Perceptions Regarding Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Women Against Men

L de Oliveira, E Carmo, D Cardoso, N Brazão… - Sexuality Research and …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Sexual violence (SV) perpetrated by women against men is socially dismissed
and underrepresented in research. The aim of the current study was to explore the …

A cross-sectional study of community perceptions of stigmatization amongst women affected by UN-peacekeeper perpetrated sexual exploitation and abuse

G Samantha, A Bartels Susan, L Sabine, S Heather - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by UN peacekeepers perpetrated against
local women and girls is a concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While …

Predictors of mental health outcomes of three refugee groups in an advocacy-based intervention: A precision medicine perspective.

MA Blackwell, JR Goodkind, EA Yeater… - Journal of Consulting …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Precision medicine is an area with great potential for mental health, but has made
limited gains prognostically in predicting effective treatments. For refugees exposed to …

[PDF][PDF] Stigmatization and social death of survivors of wartime sexual violence

S Rose - Global studies quarterly, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Wartime sexual violence leaves many survivors deeply stigmatized and deprived of
emotional, social, and financial support. Evidence suggests that stigmatization is often the …

Associations of past-year overall trauma, sexual assault and PTSD with social support for young adult sexual minority women

K van Stolk-Cooke, M Price, C Dyar… - European journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Young adult sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk for sexual
assault (SA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and inadequate social support. While SA …

Examining the Linkage Between Social Support and Gender-Based Violence Among Women and Girls in Humanitarian Settings: a Systematic Review of the Evidence

M Meinhart, I Seff, N Lukow, I Tothezan… - Current Epidemiology …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of the review Humanitarian crises inherently exacerbate strains on social support
and risks of gender-based violence (GBV), especially for women and girls. However, little is …