A5080964042- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Research in Social Sciences
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Education in Diverse Contexts
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Community Health and Development
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Migration, Policy, and Dickens Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Thomas More Kempen
2023
Ghent University
2013-2022
University College Ghent
2014-2017
Ghent University Hospital
2013-2014
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...
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...
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...
Research articles about unaccompanied refugee minors (UM) have rarely addressed ethical issues. This is remarkable, given UM's specific, marginalized and vulnerable position within society, the growing interest developments in research ethics research. article poses question whether studies involving UM raise specific issues compared to on other groups. We formulate personal reflections a particular project—a longitudinal study of Belgium—and connect them existing body literature qualitative...
There is growing recognition that daily stressors, such as social and material deficiencies, can be highly detrimental to the mental health of refugees. These stressors are in addition stressful life events, which have been widely studied context migration forced displacement. Despite increasing evidence for an ecological model, there still no consensus regarding conceptualization these influential factors. In particular, demarcation from events categorization require further examination...
Abstract Large numbers of unaccompanied minors (UMs) have been migrating from low-income countries to European in recent years. Still, knowledge about risk behaviour and conduct problems these populations is scarce. There also a lack how mental health behavioural change over time whether this varies between host with different asylum procedures, care routines reception facilities. Thus, our aim was compare trajectories UMs arriving two practices for handling UMs. We examined shortly after...