Refugees And The Mental Health Care Of Refugees

Metal health is an important factor for any human being to function properly. It is critical for the overall well being of an individual, that they receive the help and care that they may need. Mental health is defined as a person’s condoning in regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. With the number of Syrian refugees that are escaping and flooding to other countries, a major concern is how their well-being or mental health is being cared for. Refugees and the care of their mental health are an important issue that needs to be addressed to doctors, medics, volunteers and workers for refugee programs. Many researchers evaluating the state of both adults and children, living in high-income countries, and have studied the mental

The Mental Health of refugees is an important factor that can play into how they adjust to, and live in a new area or country. It can be more difficult for a refugee to adjust to a new country if that country is on the other side of the spectrum when it comes to development. Some refugees immigrate to new countries to have a better life; most of those countries are high income countries. Today Syrian refugees are finding different ways to get into better counties in Europe. Many are coming in by boats loading as many people as possible, which results in dangerous journeys for the refugees and a large amount of people flooding European countries. Reported by the news network CNN, as many as 30 refugees are piling onto a small inflatable boat along the Turkish coast just to paddle their way to Greece (Watson). Many are just trying to create a better life for themselves or for their families. Refugees transitioning to these new countries can often experience culture shock once they enter into their host country. Researchers have found that refugees can be affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and

All refugees can suffer from mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, because of this it is important that both medical experts and refugee help experts understand what it is like for them in order to understand how to help them. Because there are so many refugees fleeing Syria they are loading up into boats, trains, and any other mode of transportation that smugglers can get them into. Reported by CNN news source, there are hundreds of Syrian refugees packing inside of a train traveling to an unknown destination. They boarded the train with their families and children not knowing where they are going to end up, but hoping that they will reach somewhere safe in the end (Damon). These journeys can take a large toll on adults physically, emotionally and mentally because they are risking everything just to have a little bit of hope that they might reach a better place. It is imperative that refugees receive the proper mental health assistance, in the form of, “community-based psychosocial care [,which] must become an integral part of emergency response and of the public health care system created in camps and national services. This will help prevent psychiatric morbidity and accelerate the improvement of the psychosocial functioning of people. Efficiency is increased when the concerned community is involved”