Internally Displacement Analysis

When relocating to a new country, a refugee must get used to a new culture while suppressing their own. Not to mention, they have to live knowing that they left their family and friends behind in a dangerous environment. They are stuck with the burden of not knowing whether or not their relatives are still alive. Having to live day after day with these weights on your shoulder would be a detriment to anyone’s emotional health. In the documentary, God Grew Tired of Us, John Dau, a Syrian refugee came to America where he was able to live in an apartment, get a job, and receive an education. He went from living outdoors with no idea of what tomorrow will bring, to living in an air conditioned apartment with a chance to build a future, yet Dau still wasn’t happy. He found himself missing his homeland and the friends and family he had left behind. Refugees face a multitude of emotional stress when starting their new lives, everything has changed for them and sometimes it can be too much to handle. Knowing they left vulnerable loved ones behind, while they get to start anew can make it hard to enjoy their chance at happiness. Along with the distress that comes with being on your own, the different customs and societal values can be difficult on a refugee. They may need to abandon old traditions or even hide a part of their identity that wouldn’t be seen as “normal” in their new location. A constant sense of loneliness along with living in a new area where you don’t quite fit in can be emotionally stressful for

Refugees are people who crossed borders, fleeing due to problems related to race religion and nationality. While fleeing, refugees unknowingly carry many diseases due to lack of mental help and attention. When coming to a new country, refugees have no self-esteem to get jobs due to the language barrier. Refugees who flee their country and sacrifice everything are confident and strong willed with all the obstacles that come through their journey to start a new life. The long-term effects that a refugee experiences due to forced migration is Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Forced migration has a negative mental and physical affect on refugees.

According to SIM, various social determinants of health can dictate the presentation and severity of the patient’s illness. The main challenge in delivering effective care of refugee mental health is the complexity and the multi-factorial nature of their suffering. A refugee is identified as someone who was forced to flee his or her country due to traumatic factors such as war, persecution, violence and racism (Moussalli M., 1992). The exposure to these factors instills an overwhelming feeling of fear, submissiveness and vulnerability. As a result, refugees can be at a higher risk of developing debilitating psychological conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety (McKenzie et al., 2010). On the other hand,

Many Christians were displaced when Islamic forces invaded large Christian cities in Iraq. People from different social and religious backgrounds are at the camps. One thing the people all have in common is the loss of their homes. A priest, Father Douglas Bazi, stated that, “During the first week, the only thing I could hear was crying” (qtd. In “Inside The Refugee Camps Of Northern Iraq”). The refugees were devastated that their homes, and that even some peoples lives were taken away. The refugees do get medical attention for psychological conditions they may have. Experiencing the trauma they had experienced having their home taken away can cause psychological problems. The refugee camps in Iraq house people who have had their homes taken from them.

The thesis of this article is how immigrants and refugees experience stress and mental health issues when permanently migrating to another country and how medical professionals attempt to identify and address the issues. When immigrants and refugees lack social acceptance, alienation, rejection and other adversities they are subjected to mental and psychological issues during the experience of migrating.

Canadian refugees (and claimants) are often found with poorer health compared to their immigrant counterparts. Their health status is associated with pre- and post-migration factors affecting both their physical and mental health. The pre-migration factors include environmental, economic, and socio-cultural factors related to when people migrate to Canada.9,10 Many refugees come directly from refugee camps in the developing world and are at greater risk of psychological stress, infectious and non-infectious diseases.10 They also display lower mental health status due to their experiences from their countries, supporting the need for considering refugees’ unique experiences in the provision of support services.11

In the first stage of the college tuition bubble, three events composed the Displacement required. The first was a societal paradigm shift in how we view college and higher education. After the discovery of both the benefits of higher education and the political value of advocating for it, politicians, community leaders, and media, in general, all conveyed repeated social, political, and cultural messages on the importance of college. Currently, seven in ten adults believe a college education is very important and more than nine in ten thought it was at least fairly important. In 1978, only 36% thought of college as very important, demonstrating the massive rise in demand due to increased messages in favor of higher education.

For the past twelve years, the wars occurring in the Middle East has affected many civilians. In a poll taken in 2013, 134,000 civilians have been killed directly, more than half million people have died since the invasion, and 2.8 million people remain displaced. These hardships have caused anxiety and PTSD, physical disabilities, and a culture stigma. Due to an increase in war and heavily armed militia, people living in the Middle East and other parts of South Western Asia experience different forms of mental and physical issues such as: anxiety/extreme worry, PTSD, lack of access to resources and disability. Due to trauma occurring in the Middle East, there is an inclination towards identifying the reasons behind poor health and reasons

Refugee residents have health needs that differ from native-born residents in Multnomah County. Often these health needs are identified during the mandatory health screening that is required as part of the resettlement process. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides a protocol for these screenings. According to Dr. Paul Leung, Director of the Intercultural Psychiatric Program at the Oregon Health Sciences University, refugees experience higher rates of anxiety, stress, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, and thoughts of suicide compared to the general public. Moreover, according to the MCHD, more than one third of refugees identify having been near death prior to resettlement. One in three has lost a family member or friend and nearly 70% have lived through combat and/or torture. Furthermore, according to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, refugees experience a wide range of health issues including infectious diseases like tuberculosis and intestinal parasites, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, other STD’s, diabetes, hypertension, and maternal and child concerns. The Multnomah County Health Department Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2011) includes refugees of

Among the many horrid remnants of warfare, the effect on the mental health status of the civilian population is one of the most striking. Studies of the general populace portray an explicit surge in the incidence and frequency of mental disorders. Women are affected more than men; while other notably vulnerable populations are children, the aged and the incapacitated. Prevalence rates are observed as being correlated with the magnitude of trauma, and the accessibility of physical and emotional support. It has been noted that the use of cultural and religious coping strategies is recurrent in certain cultures (World Psychiatry, 2006).

Another study found that experiencing torture while living in a conflict striven zone was correlated with higher reports of PTSD and depression in adults (13). As with children, adult civilians living in a war stricken area experience trauma or forced displacement higher rates of PTSD and depression (3,14). In fact, a survey of 799 adults in postwar Afghanistan reported that depression, anxiety and PTSD had a prevalence of 67.7%, 72.2% and 42%, respectively (15). Another study found that nearly half of adults in Afghanistan reported experiencing traumatic events, with the number of traumatic events experienced positively correlating with more mental health symptoms (16). Similar trends have been shown in adults in Cambodia (17,18), Chechnya (19,20), Israel (21), Lebanon (22) and many other conflict ridden countries (23,24). Children and adults experience severe negative mental health outcomes due to conflict and internal displacement, but living in these areas often comes with negative physical consequences as

Most of those IDPs forced to flee the violence, insecurity and drought of their home regions have no place else to go. Continuous dehumanization, camp destruction and arbitrary evictions may increase the IDP youth to be vulnerable to radicalization. The government and other humanitarian organizations were expected to assist and repatriate the displaced refugees to their homes and farmers.

According to Ringold (2005), refugees are people, who escape from their country in order to avoid conflicts (e.g., persecution, rape, and war). During their flight, refugees experience multiple of physical injuries and unfortunately, refugees are at higher risk for chronic mental health disorders, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Posttraumatic stress order is a disorder that is developed from witnessing or experiencing a ghastly experience such as, sexual assault, natural disaster, and life-threatening situations.

In the article, Daynes discusses the health impacts that the refugees may encounter when making the journey from the Middle East to Europe. Daynes brings up the increase in psychological health issues that the refugees may go through as they face traumatic experiences. She brings up the issues of pregnancies and how dangerous the route becomes as they face an increased risk of premature delivery. Daynes discusses the health impacts of the refugee camps as well and how the poor living conditions may cause serious harm to the refugees. Daynes argues the dangers of the journey and how everyone, regardless if they are migrants, should have appropriate medical

“A refugee is a person who has been forced from his or her home and has crossed an international border for safety (U. S. Department of State 2009). These people are normally escaping their native land, in hopes of founding a new, safe, and prosperous home. Once these families or people become settle, they often are face with new challenges. Since the end of World War II, an estimated 42 million refugees in the world have been forcibly uprooted from their country of origin due to fear of persecution in their native country on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion (UNHCR2011). Families are unable to found housing, employment, and healthcare. Refugees rely heavily on Social workers to navigate them throughout this transition. “Each step of the refugee migratory journey has its own unique characteristics and mental health consequences, which require much attention from social work service