A5049338895- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Education in Diverse Contexts
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Migration, Policy, and Dickens Studies
- Research in Social Sciences
- Sex work and related issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Migration, Identity, and Health
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Community Health and Development
Ghent University
2016-2025
Ghent University Hospital
2013-2025
University College Ghent
2013-2018
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2017
Universidad Católica Bolivia San Pablo
2017
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
2013
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
2012
Lifespan
2009-2012
The objective of this study is to make comparisons the severity psychological distress, behavioral problems and traumatic stress reactions, experiences unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) with immigrant/refugee (I/R) Dutch (native) adolescents parental caregivers (N = 3273). Self-report questionnaires were administered. Most assessments took place at school. URMs consistently reported significantly higher scores for internalizing problems, stressful life events than all other groups. Gender...
Objective. This study aims, firstly, to investigate the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems in unaccompanied refugee children adolescents living Belgium. Secondly, this compares perspectives with those social workers on adolescents’ well-being. Design. A total 166 adolescents, different large- small-scale centres, foster care or alone, participated study. Of them, 142 completed self-report questionnaires (HSCL-37A, SDQ-self RATS) traumatic experiences (SLE), for 124 youths,...
While the current knowledge base on mental health effects of displacement is mainly limited to refugees residing in industrialised countries, this paper examines impact war-induced and related risk factors Eastern Congolese adolescents, compares currently internally displaced adolescents returnees non-displaced peers.Data were collected from a community sample 819 aged 13 21 years, attending one 10 selected schools across Ituri district Democratic Republic Congo. Respondents completed...
Despite increasing numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (UM) in Europe and heightened concerns for this group, research on their mental health has seldom included the factor “time since arrival.” As a result, our knowledge statuses UM at specific points time over periods resettlement trajectories European host countries is limited. This study therefore examined shortly after arrival Norway (n = 204) Belgium 103) through use self‐report questionnaires (HSCL‐37A, SLE, RATS, HTQ). High...
The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact COVID-19, including its mental impact, increasingly being documented, there remain important gaps regarding specific consequences on particular population groups, refugees and migrants. This study aims to uncover migrants worldwide, disentangling possible role social daily stressors, i.e., experiences discrimination living conditions. Descriptive analysis structural equation modeling were used analyze...
Unaccompanied refugee mothers—young mothers living in another country and separated from their parents—are, research migration policies, often defined terms of four social categories: refugee, unaccompanied, adolescent mother. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty unaccompanied different countries origin now Belgium to listen, first, feelings experiences. These narratives revealed central themes the mothers' experiences (constrained constraining daily conditions, emotional...
The conflict-ridden context of eastern Congo has set the scene for grueling human rights violations, with sexual violence as one 'weapons war'. Currently, continues, a considerable increase in civilian perpetrators. However, little is known regarding particular impact different experiences on adolescents' mental health. This study therefore investigates Congolese health and its differing associations daily stressors, stigma, labeling (as 'rape' or 'non-consensual experience'). A...
This article explores the perspectives of Afghan unaccompanied refugee minors on their own motives and aspirations family community context at moment they left home country arrival in host country. Interviews questionnaires were used to measure 52 minors, soon after Belgium. Aspirations departure evolutions over time examined retrospectively. Finding security studying particularly influenced decision migrate. These changed under impact a diversity factors, such as experiences opinions others...
Teachers play a critical role in providing social and emotional support for newly arrived migrant refugee learners. Such care ordinarily takes place the classroom, raising questions about impact of 2020 COVID-19 school closures on their work. In this article we analyze qualitative data from phone interviews with eight teachers Danish preparatory classes, paying particular attention to challenges they faced staying contact with, supporting, learners during closure. The were coded thematically...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately hard impact on refugees and other migrants who are often exposed to the virus with limited means protect themselves. We tested hypothesis that during pandemic, have suffered negative mental health been unjustly discriminated for spreading disease in Europe (data collection from April November 2020). Methods Participants ApartTogether Survey ( N = 8297, after listwise deletion of missing items final 3940) provided data...
The situation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) is characterized by a substantial disruption the social network and loss parental support, seriously jeopardizing their psychological well-being. However, little known about role support in lives UASC.Twelve UASC completed instrument interview exploring perceived what this implies for both buffering main effects support.Asylum centre staff ethnic community were most important resources support. High importance was ascribed to...
Worldwide, about 250,000 children are employed in armed factions. Their time the army or rebel group charges them with a range of difficult and possibly traumatizing experiences. Moreover, when returning from group, they often encounter difficulties reintegrating into their community familial context, particular social processes stigmatization, discrimination, expulsion. This article frames these within broader where organized violence induces deeply rooted collective trauma on entire...
Resilience research with war-affected populations has long conceptualized resilience as the absence of psychopathology and operationalized it by use standardized measures. However, literature on increasingly highlights importance also including indicators positively valued functioning well contextually sensitive resilience. This study used a participatory approach to examine contextual conceptualization youth in aftermath war northern Uganda, defined groups stakeholders (youths, parents,...
Abstract The return of migrants to their country origin and the development efficient measures have become more prominent on political agenda many Western European countries. Since policymakers prefer ‘voluntary’ return, governmental programmes support – Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) were developed as far back 1970s played an increasingly important role in migration policy over last three decades. At same time, general welfare systems undergone profound change, including meanings...
Unaccompanied young refugees constitute an especially vulnerable population, reporting high rates of trauma and mental health problems. There is a significant gap in the literature on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) unaccompanied who are still move live precarious circumstances such as refugee camps. This study therefore aimed to contribute this by investigating pre- peri-migration (potentially) traumatic experiences refugees; longitudinal trajectories trauma, daily stressors PTSS;...