Selected links on Asylum-seekers in Europe
Asylum-seekers are vulnerable people. Displaced from their homes, in flight from persecution,
often subject to mental and physical violence, they seek sanctuary in other countries that are free of war,
violence and armed conflict. Yet on arrival in Europe their health often deteriorates.
Asylum-seekers have a higher risk of getting mental illness due to the fact that they often have been exposed
to extreme conditions, forced migration and large personal loss and other Human Rights violations.
People that need asylum are often met with stricter enforcement of who to grant asylum in order to try to
restrict the flow of asylum-seekers. The process of screening asylum-seekers to decide who is eligible or
not for asylum will often worsen their mental health situation. We hope that this page can give information
both to health personnel and to asylum seekers about the mental health situation of asylum-seekers in Europe.
Introduction to Asylum-seekers in Europe
Asylum-seekers and mental health
Children and underage asylum- seekers
Female asylum-seekers
Guidebooks for asylum-seekers and refugees
Organisations and Sites
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