Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

Border Criminologies Blog (June 2026) 

- Two-part series discussing the recent report, "From Surveillance to Empowerment: Advancing the Responsible Use of Technology in Alternatives to Detention." See Part 1: Alternatives to detention: How tech ‘solutions’ expand containment; and Part 2: Rethinking tech in alternatives to detention: 10 principles rooted in community empowerment and transparency.

ICE Doesn’t Want the Public to See What Happens in Its Detention Centers (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

ICE Has Detained 6,200+ Kids in Trump’s Second Term, Up 10x Since Biden Left Office (Marshall Project, April 2026) [text]

Pakistan: Mass Detention and Forced Returns of Afghans Amid Escalating Crackdown (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

The stethoscope as a tool of border control: resisting the pathogenicity of immigration detention (Border Criminologies Blog, May June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Italy.

Tanzania: Allegations of Detention Amidst Coerced Returns (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Challenging Mass Immigration Detention," Michigan State Law Review, vol. 50 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

- Focuses on the US.

The Collapse of Al Hol Camp (Repatriate the Children Sweden, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The impact of immigration detention on mental health: an updated systematic review," BMC Psychiatry, 16 May 2026 [open access]

Protection in Principle, Detention in Practice: Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Risk within UK Immigration Removal Centres (LWOB Glasgow, May 2026) [text via SSRN]

Resource:

Explore the data: More than 11,900 rulings against Trump in ICE cases (POLITICO) [access]

- Track court rulings relating to the US administration's mass detention policy. See also related article.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention (14 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Detaining the "Other" (Völkerrechtsblog, Feb. 2025) [text]

High Court ruling reinforces prolonged and indefinite detention practices, violating Australia’s international obligations (Amnesty International, April 2025) [text]

"How Guantánamo Bay Figures in the Trump Immigration Crackdown," New York Times, 4 April 2025 [text]

- See also related Yahoo article on costs.

Immigration detention practices and policies in Latin America: the impact of Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ decision in Vélez-Loor v. Panama (RLI Blog, March 2025) [text]

"Out of Sight and Out of Mind": Norway’s Failure to Reform its Treatment of Immigration Detainees (Immigration Detention Monitor, Feb. 2025) [text]

Panama: A "Bridge: Serving Trump’s Sweeping Deportation Plans (Immigration Detention Monitor, March 2025) [text]

United States and El Salvador: A Scheme to Deport Migrants from the US to a "Human Rights Black Hole" (Immigration Detention Monitor, April 2025) [text]

- See also related CNN and Politico articles and posts on The Conversation and Human Rights Watch.

Reports & journal articles:

"Approaching pediatric mental health screening and care in immigration detention," The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, vol. 43:100999 (March 2025) [open access]

A Decade of Harm: Survivors of Gender-based Violence Locked Up in Immigration Detention (Women for Refugee Women, March 2025) [text via EIN]

- Focuses on the UK.

Immigration Detention Expansion by Stealth, TexasLaw Legal Studies Research Paper (Univ. of Texas at Austin, March 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

"The Law and Lawlessness of U.S. Immigration Detention," Harvard Law Review, vol. 138, no. 5 (March 2025) [full-text]

Post Visit Summary: Merchant Vessel (MV) Besant and Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Guidance (Commonwealth National Preventive Mechanism, March 2025) [text]

- Focuses on an "inspection of detention facilities aboard the MV Besant and ADV Guidance. The report reveals conditions that fail to meet both international and domestic minimum standards for detention, particularly in relation to access to medical care, interpreters and adequate accommodation." See also related RCOA news release.

"The Rights of Detained Child Migrants," Arizona State Law Journal, vol. 57 (Forthcoming, 2025) [preprint]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention (25 Feb. 2025)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

The End of Title 42 Might Be Chaotic, But It Doesn’t Have to Be Confusing. Here’s What You Should Know (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2023) [text]

Expanding Humanitarian Parole (Refugee Research Online, April 2023) [text]

"A major US asylum restriction is ending. So why is the humanitarian crisis in northern Mexico getting worse?," The New Humanitarian, 25 April 2023 [text]

A Post-Title 42 Vision for Migration Management Comes into Focus (MPI Commentary, April 2023) [text]

Regional Processing Centers: Can This Key Component of the Post-Title 42 U.S. Strategy Work? (MPI Commentary, May 2023) [text]

Reports:

Beyond a Border Solution: How to Build a Humanitarian Protection System That Won’t Break (American Immigration Council, May 2023) [text]

Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration (US Dept. of State and US Dept. of Homeland Security, April 2023) [text]

- See also related press briefing.

Far from Safety: Dangers and Limits to Protection for Asylum Seekers Transiting through Latin America (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, April 2023) [text]

Immigration Courts: Actions Needed to Address Workforce, Performance, and Data Management Challenges (Government Accountability Office, April 2023) [text]

USA: Mandatory Use of CBP One Application Violates the Right to Seek Asylum (Amnesty International, May 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Decolonizing Colorblind Asylum Narratives," Saint Louis University Law Journal, vol. 67 (Forthcoming, 2023) [full-text via SSRN]

"Foreclosing Asylum: 'Neo-Refoulement' and the Ripple Effects of U.S. Interdiction at Sea," Univ. of Miami International & Comparative Law Review, vol. 30, no. 1 (Dec. 2022) [full-text]

"Remote evaluations for humanitarian parole of asylum seekers to the United States: The case of MA," Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitaiton of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 33, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Strengths and Resilience Among Central American Parents Seeking Asylum in the United States," Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, OnlineFirst, 26 April 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

A Brewing Crisis at the Southern US Border (Global Dispatches Podcast, May 2023) [access]

FAQ on Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas Permanent Injunction Eligibility for Certain Asylum Seekers Turned Back at Ports of Entry, 2 May 2023 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (24 April 2023)

Round-up: Medico-legal Aspects of the Asylum Process

"Associations Between Memory Loss and Trauma in US Asylum Seekers: A Retrospective Review of Medico-legal Affidavits," PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247033 (March 2021) [open access]

"Asylum Medicine: Standard and Best Practices," Health and Human Rights Journal, vol. 21, no. 1 (May 2019) [open access]

"Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: The Role of Physicians," Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol. 34, no. 1 (2019) [free full-text]

"'Better than having no evaluation done': A Pilot Project to Conduct Remote Asylum Evaluations for Clients in a Migrant Encampment in Mexico," BMC Health Services Research, 21:508 (May 2021) [open access]

"Expert Medico-legal Reports: The Relationship between Levels of Consistency and Judicial Outcomes in Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands," Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 29, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Guidance: Medical Evidence in Asylum Claims (UK Home Office, Aug. 2021) [text]

A Guide to Medico-legal Report Writing in Asylum Cases (CPD Online, June 2019) [access]

"Intercultural Communication, the Influence of Trauma, and the Pursuit of Asylum in the United States," Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"The Medico-legal Assessment of Asylum Seeker Victims in Italy," Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 29, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Neuroscience, Memory, and Credibility in Immigration Court (The Asylumist Blog, May 2020) [text]

"Prolonged Periods of Waiting for an Asylum Decision and the Risk of Psychiatric Diagnoses: A 22-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study from Denmark," International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 49, no. 2 (April 2020) [open access]

"Psychological and Medical Evaluations: Asylum Seekers, Ethics, and the Law," Pediatric Ethicscope: The Journal of Pediatric Bioethics, vol. 33, no. 1 (Spring 2021) [free full-text]

Psychological Assumptions Underlying Credibility Assessments in Finnish Asylum Determinations (PsyArxiv Preprints, Jan. 2021) [text]

"Psychological Evaluations of Domestic Violence Victims in the Current Context of Asylum Proceedings," Forensic Scholars Today, vol. 5, no. 1 (July 2019) [full-text]

"Refugee Status Determination Procedure and Mental Health of the Applicant: Dynamics and Reciprocal Effects," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 20 Jan. 2021 [open access]

"Remote Medico-legal Assessment by Telephone during COVID-19: Monitoring Safety and Quality When Documenting Evidence of Torture for UK Asylum Applicants," Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 31, no. 1 (2021) [open access] 

"The Right to Information of (Un)Accompanied Refugee Children: Improving Refugee Children’s Legal Position, Fundamental Rights’ Implementation and Emotional Well-being in the Netherlands," International Journal of Children's Rights, vol. 28, no. 2 (2020) [open access]

"The Ring of Truth: Demeanor and Due Process in U.S. Asylum Law," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 50, no. 1 (2018) [full-text]

Scientific Evidence Shows Assumptions about Asylum Seekers’ Memory are Wrong (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2021) [text]

"Severe Post-traumatic Disorder Leading to Failure of Passing Asylum Interview: A Case Report," Middle East Current Psychiatry, 28:19 (May 2021) [open access] 

"Stories for Asylum: Narrative and Credibility in the United States’ Political Asylum Application," Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 34, no. 2 (2018) [open access]

"The Texture of Narrative Dilemmas: A Qualitative Study in Front-line Professionals Working with Asylum Seekers in the UK," BJPsych Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 1 (Feb. 2021) [open access]

"Tortures Alleged by Migrants in Italy: Compatibility and Other Medicolegal Challenges," International Journal of Legal Medicine, Latest Articles, 6 July 2021 [open access]

"Truth and Trauma: Exploring the Merits of Non-adversarial Asylum Hearings," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 35, no. 3 (2021) [full-text]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 3 (Legal/asylum context) (17 Sept. 2018)

- Thematic Focus: Mental Health Aspects of the Asylum Process (2 May 2018)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & media:

"African Migrants Fall Foul of US, Mexico Policy Changes," The New Humanitarian, 17 Jan. 2020 [text]

"Bureaucracy as a Weapon: How the Trump Administration is Slowing Asylum Cases," The Guardian, 23 Dec. 2019 [text]

Crime and Refugee Protection (Jeffrey S. Chase Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact, Immigration Law and ImmigrationProf blog posts.

Excellent Read on the Realities of Immigration Court (ImmigrationProf Blog, Jan. 2020) [text]

"How Trump Created a New Global Capital of Exiles," Politico, 5 Jan. 2020 [text]

"U.S. to Send Asylum Seekers to Honduras, Bypassing American Asylum," Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2019 [text]

USCIS Fee Increase Proposed Rule Could Represent the Latest Step in Reshaping Immigration to United States (MPI Commentary, Dec. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Evaluating the Impact of Student-run Asylum Clinics in the US from 2016-2018," Health and Human Rights Journal, vol. 21, no. 2 (Dec. 2019) [open access]

"The Framing of Refugees and Refugee Status through U.S. Presidential Discourse," Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications, vol. 10, no. 2 (Fall 2019) [full-text]

"Identification with All Humanity, Support for Refugees and for Extreme Counter-Terrorism Measures," Journal of Social and Political Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Immigration Demand and the Boomerang of Deportation Policies, Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 194 (CATO Institute, Dec. 2019) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (16 Dec. 2019)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (16 Dec. 2019)

Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Australia)

"Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking amongst Refugee Men," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 15 (July 2019) [open access]

"Determinants of Mental Illness among Humanitarian Migrants: Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from the First Three Waves of a Large Cohort Study," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2 Aug. 2019 [open access]

Human Breakdown, in 28 Notes (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Australia's offshore detention regime.

"Implementing Innovative Evidence-based Perinatal Mental Health Screening for Women of Refugee Background," Women and Birth, In Press, 8 June 2019 [open access]

"Improving Mental Health in Pregnancy for Refugee Women: Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of a Screening Program in Melbourne, Australia," JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 8, no. 8 (Aug. 2019) [open access]

"Investigating the Relationship Between Distinctive Patterns of Emotion Regulation, Trauma Exposure and Psychopathology among Refugees Resettled in Australia: A Latent Class Analysis," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 10, no. 1 (Sept. 2019) [open access]

"Mental Health and Deprivation of Liberty: Experience Report as a Psychiatrist in a Refugee Detention Center," Saúde em Debate, vol. 43, no. 121 (April/June 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Nauru.

"A Population Study of Prolonged Grief in Refugees," Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, First View, 19 Aug. 2019 [open access]

"'Tell Your Story': A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Stigma and Increase Help-seeking in Refugee Men with Posttraumatic Stress," Psychological Medicine, First View, 11 April 2019 [free full-text]
- See also related UNSW news release.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 1 (3 Oct. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Australia (22 July 2019) [includes health-related section]

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2

28 Days: The Impact of the ‘Move On’ Period for Refugee Mental Health (Border Criminologies Blog, May 2019) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Self-Help Plus (SH+) for Preventing Mental Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and Turkey: Study Protocols for Two Randomised Controlled Trials," BMJ Open, 9:e030259 (May 2019) [open access]

"The Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1): 1550344 (March 2019) [open access]

"Implementation of a Sequential Screening Process for Depression in Humanitarian Crises: A Validation Study of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Syrian Refugees," The Lancet Global Health, vol. 7, suppl. 1 (March 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Greece.

"Prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder in a Sample of Female Refugees," BMC Psychiatry, 19:148 (May 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on refugees in Germany.

"Prevention of Psychological Distress and Promotion of Resilience amongst Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Resettlement Countries," Child: Care, Health and Development, vol. 45, no. 2 (March 2019) [abstract]
- See also related Imperial College London news story.

"Prolonged Periods of Waiting for an Asylum Decision and the Risk of Psychiatric Diagnoses: A 22-year Longitudinal Cohort Study from Denmark," International Journal of Epidemiology, Advance Articles, 22 May 2019 [open access]

Providing Individual Psychological Treatment to Syrian Refugee Children with Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA): First Impressions from Field Staff (ELRHA Project Blog, April 2019) [text]

"Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees: Comparison of the Diagnostic Efficiency of Two Self‐Rating Measures of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder," Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 32, no. 1 (Feb. 2019) [free full-text]
- Focuses on refugees in Germany.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 1 (28 May 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: ICTs and Other Technologies

"Asylum-seekers Fleeing the US for Canada are Figuring Out How to Do It by Watching YouTube Videos and Scanning Social Media," Insider, 9 Feb. 2019 [text]

Becoming a Digital Humanitarian, One Deployment at a Time (ReliefWeb Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

Data for Refugees: The D4R Challenge on Mobility of Syrian Refugees in Turkey (arXiv, July 2018; updated Oct. 2018) [preprint]

Developing Integration Policy for Refugees through Mobile Phone Data Analysis: A Study on Türk Telekom Customers, Paper presented at the "Data for Refugees" (D4R) Challenge Workshop, Istanbul, 21 Jan. 2019 [text]

"Implementing a Digital Communication Assistance Tool to Collect the Medical History of Refugee Patients: DICTUM Friedland - An Action-oriented Mixed Methods Study Protocol," BMC Health Services Research, 19:103 (Feb. 2019) [open access]

Machine Learning in Action for the Humanitarian Sector (IBM, Jan. 2019) [text via Phys.org]

Measuring Venezuelan Emigration with Twitter, CID Working Paper, 342 (Harvard Univ. Growth Lab, 2018) [text]

New UN Deal with Data Mining Firm Palantir Raises Protection Concerns (IRIN, Feb. 2019) [text]
- See also related Slate article.

Striking a Balance: Emerging Technologies, Humanitarian Needs, and Other Public Goods ( Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Jan. 2019) [text]

"Temporal Enactment of Resettled Refugees' ICT‐mediated Information Practices," Information Systems Journal, vol. 29, no. 1 (Jan. 2019) [free full-text]
- Focuses on refugees in New Zealand.

"User-Centered App Adaptation of a Low-Intensity E-Mental Health Intervention for Syrian Refugees," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9:663 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

"When Facebook Spread Hate, One Cop Tried Something Unusual," New York Times, 12 Feb. 2019 [text]

New app:

FindHello (Refugee Center Online) [info via ImmigrationProf Blog]
- This app is designed to help "refugees, asylees, and immigrants easily locate resources in cities across the US. Users can input a city, and filter by categories, such as English Classes, Housing & Food, Citizenship & Immigration, etc. Users can also narrow search results for organizations that serve particular populations, such as women and LGBTI individuals."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (14 Jan. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1

"Area of Exposure and Treatment Challenges of Malaria in Eritrean Migrants: A GeoSentinel Analysis," Malaria Journal, 17:443 (Nov. 2018) [open access]

"A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Output on Health and Human Rights (1900-2017)," Global Health Research and Policy, 3:30 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

"Challenges and Opportunities for Implementation of Substance Misuse Interventions in Conflict-affected Populations," Harm Reduction Journal, 15:58 (Nov. 2018) [open access]

"Development and Evaluation of a Web-based Capacity Building Course in the EUR-HUMAN Project to Support Primary Health Care Professionals in the Provision of High-quality Care for Refugees and Migrants," Global Health Action, vol. 11, no. 1 (2018) [open access]

"Global Overview of Refugees: Comparison of 2005 and 2015 Data for the 10 Most Affected Countries," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, In Press, 26 July 2018 [open access]

"Healthcare Utilization in a Large Cohort of Asylum Seekers Entering Western Europe in 2015," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 10 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

"Improving Access to Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Health Services for Refugees and Migrants," BMC Medicine, 16:221 (Nov. 2018) [open access]

"Infectious Disease Profiles of Syrian and Eritrean Migrants Presenting in Europe: A Systematic Review," Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 25 (Sept.-Oct. 2018) [open access]

Integrating Palliative Care and Symptom Relief into Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies and Crises: A WHO Guide (WHO, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Migrant and Refugee Populations: A Public Health and Policy Perspective on a Continuing Global Crisis," Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 7:113 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

"National Approaches to the Vaccination of Recently Arrived Migrants in Europe: A Comparative Policy Analysis across 32 European Countries," Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, In Press, 16 Oct. 2018 [open access]

"Towards Universal Health Coverage: Including Undocumented Migrants," BMJ Global Health, vol. 3, no. 5 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

"Universal Health Coverage for Refugees and Migrants in the Twenty-first Century," BMC Medicine, 16:216 (Nov. 2018) [open access]

What Strategies to Address Communication Barriers for Refugees and Migrants in Health Care Settings Have Been Implemented and Evaluated across the WHO European Region?, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 62 (WHO Europe, 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1 (Europe) (13 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 2 (13 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 2

2017 Annual Global Health Overview (UNHCR, July 2018) [access]
- Covers public health, reproductive health & HIV, WASH, and nutrition & food security. See also related news story.

"Challenges of Health Services Related to the Population Displaced by Violence in Mexico," Revista de Saude Publica, 52:77 (July 2018) [open access]

"Feasibility and Acceptability of Home-based HIV Testing among Refugees: A Pilot Study in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Southwestern Uganda," BMC Infectious Diseases, 18:332 (July 2018) [open access]

"The Health Needs and Access Barriers among Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Malaysia: A Qualitative Study," International Journal for Equity in Health, 17:120 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Prevalence of Non-communicable Diseases and Access to Care among Non-camp Syrian Refugees in Northern Jordan," Conflict and Health, 12:33 (July 2018) [open access]

"Recognizing Culturally Related Findings on Refugee Physical Examinations," Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, vol. 31, no. 4 (Aug. 2018) [free full-text]

"Reflections on Migrant and Refugee Health in Malaysia and the ASEAN Region," BMC Proceedings, 12 (Suppl. 4):4 (April 2018) [open access]

"A Review on Emerging and Reemerging of Infectious Diseases in Jordan: The Aftermath of the Syrian Crises," Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 2018, art. ID 8679174 (May 2018) [open access]

"Socio-demographic Characteristics and the Utilization of HIV Testing and Counselling Services among the Key Populations at the Bhutanese Refugees Camps in Eastern Nepal," BMC Research Notes, 11:535 (July 2018) [open access]

"Trends and Birth Outcomes in Adolescent Refugees and Migrants on the Thailand-Myanmar Border, 1986-2016: An Observational Study," Wellcome Open Research, 3:62 (May 2018) [open access]

"Tuberculosis Contact-tracing among Syrian Refugee Populations: Lessons from Jordan," Conflict and Health, 12:25 (July 2018) [open access]

"Using Mobile Health to Enhance Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural Settings and Refugee Camps: Randomized Controlled Trial," JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(7):e137 (July 2018) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1 (Europe) (13 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1 (Europe)

"The Challenge of Promoting the Health of Refugees and Migrants in Europe: A Review of the Literature and Urgent Policy Options," Challenges, vol. 9, no. 2 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Early Evaluation of Experiences of Health Care Providers in Reception Centers with a Patient-held Personal Health Record for Asylum Seekers: A Multi-sited Qualitative Study in a German Federal State," Globalization and Health, 14:71 (July 2018) [open access]

"The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for and Vaccination against Hepatitis B virus among Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 9 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

"Effects of Undocumented Immigrants Exclusion from Health Care Coverage in Spain," Health Policy, In Press, 30 Aug. 2018 [open access]

"Impact of the Refugee Crisis on the Greek Healthcare System: A Long Road to Ithaca," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 8 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Infectious Disease Testing of UK-bound Refugees: A Population-based, Cross-sectional Study," BMC Medicine, 16:143 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Multimorbidity and Mortality Thereof, among Non-western Refugees and Family Reunification Immigrants in Denmark: A Register Based Cohort Study," BMC Public Health, 18:844 (July 2018) [open access]

"Oral Health Status among Newly Arrived Refugees in Germany: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Oral Health, 18:132 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Susceptibility to Measles in Migrant Population: Implication for Policy Makers," Journal of Travel Medicine, vol. 25, no. 1 (Aug. 2018) [free full-text]

"Understanding Experiences of the Swedish Health Care System from the Perspective of Newly Arrived Refugees," BMC Research Notes, 11:616 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

*What Constitutes an Effective and Efficient Package of Services for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Tuberculosis among Refugees and Migrants in the WHO European Region?, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 56 (World Health Organization, 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (9 July 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 2 (Focus on Europe)

Journal articles:

"Antimicrobial Resistance among Migrants in Europe: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Online First, 17 May 2018 [open access]

"Assessment of Oral Health and Cost of Care for a Group of Refugees in Germany: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Oral Health, 18:69 (April 2018) [open access]

"Asylum-seekers in Germany Differ from Regularly Insured in Their Morbidity, Utilizations and Costs of Care," PLoS ONE 13(5): e0197881 (May 2018) [open access]

"A Cross-sectional Investigation of the Health Needs of Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Clinic in Germany," BMC Family Practice, 19:64 (May 2018) [open access]

"How Effective are Approaches to Migrant Screening for Infectious Diseases in Europe? A Systematic Review," The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Online First, 16 May 2018 [free full-text]
- Note: This article is freely available, but requires registration.

"Immunization Offer Targeting Migrants: Policies and Practices in Italy," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5) (May 2018) [open access]

"Infectious Disease Profiles of Syrian and Eritrean Migrants Presenting in Europe: A Systematic Review," Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, In Press, 24 April 2018 [open access]

Web site:

Resources for Professionals Caring for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (Liverpool John Moores University) [access]
- "The online resource hub aims to provide accessible and up-to-date information on the rights and well-being of asylum seekers and refugees. Its development was underpinned by a literature review and empirical research based on an action research approach."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1 (29 May 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1

"Clinical Assessment is a Neglected Component of Outbreak Preparedness: Evidence from Refugee Camps in Greece," BMC Medicine, 16:43 (March 2018) [open access]

"Compassionate Care Provision: An Immense Need during the Refugee Crisis - Lessons Learned from a European Capacity-building Project," Journal of Compassionate Health Care, 5:2 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"The Development of the Noncommunicable Diseases Emergency Health Kit," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 24, no. 1 (Jan. 2018) [full-text]

"Impact of the Introduction of the Electronic Health Insurance Card on the Use of Medical Services by Asylum Seekers in Germany," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5) (April 2018) [open access]

"An Observational Study of Immigrant Mortality Differences in Norway by Reason for Migration, Length of Stay and Characteristics of Sending Countries," BMC Public Health, 18:508 (Arpil 2018) [open access]

"Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises: A Review of the Literature," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:5 (April 2018) [open access]

"Portable Test Helps Identify Refugees at Risk of Outbreaks," New York Times, 25 April 2018 [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (20 March 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Health

"Assessing Refugee Healthcare Needs in Europe and Implementing Educational Interventions in Primary Care: A Focus on Methods," BMC International Health and Human Rights, 18:11 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

The Deportation of Asylum Seekers as an Ethical Challenge for the Medical Profession (Physicians for Human Rights, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Health Access and Utilization Survey: Access to Health Services in Jordan among Syrian and Non-Syrian Refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related follow-up surveys of Iraqi refugees, Syrian refugees and refugees from other nationalities. Baseline surveys were reported in this earlier post.

"Health-Promoting Behavior and Influencing Factors in Young North Korean Refugees (NKRs) Living in South Korea," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, OnlineFirst, 2 Feb. 2018 [open access]

"Immunity against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B among Adult Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands, 2016," Vaccine, vol. 36, no. 12 (March 2018) [open access]

"National Immunization Strategies Targeting Migrants in Six European Countries," Vaccine, In Press, 6 Feb. 2018 [open access]

Public Health Research & Practice, vol. 28, no. 1 (March 2018) [open access]
- Special issue on refugee health.

"A Qualitative Approach to Understand Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence for Refugees Living in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda," Conflict and Health, 12:7 (March 2018) [open access]

"Review of Infectious Diseases in Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Current Status and Going Forward," Public Health Reviews, 38:22 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

*"Screening for Infectious Diseases among Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers, Bavaria, Germany, 2015," Eurosurveillance, vol. 23, no. 10 (March 2018) [open access]

"Screening for Infectious Diseases of Asylum Seekers upon Arrival: The Necessity of the Moral Principle of Reciprocity," BMC Medical Ethics, 19:16 (March 2018) [open access]

"Strengthening Effective Preventive Services for Refugee Populations: Toward Communities of Solution," Public Health Reviews, 39:3 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

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Facilitating Health Communication with Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Populations through the Use of Health Literacy and Community Engagement Strategies: Proceedings of a Workshop (National Academies Press, Nov. 2017) [text via PubMed]

"Impact of Enhanced Health Interventions for United States-bound Refugees: Evaluating Best Practices in Migration Health," American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, OnlineFirst, 18 Dec. 2017 [open access]

"Medical and Health Risks Associated with Communicable Diseases of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh 2017," International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9 Jan. 2018 [open access]

"A Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Physical Health Study among Assyrian-Syrian Refugees in Istanbul: Cultivating Resilience in the Midst of Hardship," Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Quantitative Survey on Health and Violence Endured by Refugees during Their Journey and in Calais, France," International Health, vol. 9, no. 6 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

"Refugee Health: An Ongoing Commitment and Challenge," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(1):131 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Report of the IBC on the Bioethical Response to the Situation of Refugees (UNESCO, Sept. 2017) [text via Refworld]

"The Role of Public Health Information in Assistance to Populations Living in Opposition and Contested Areas of Syria, 2012–2014," Conflict and Health, 11:33 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"A Survey of Cervical Screening among Refugee and Non-refugee African Immigrant Women in Brisbane, Australia," Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 28, no. 3 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"What is Required for Community-based Participatory Research to be Effective? Studying Asylum-seekers’ Access to Healthcare," Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 7:7 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

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- Thematic Focus: Health (20 Dec. 2017)

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Thematic Focus: Mental Health

9 Experts to Watch on Mental Health and Refugees (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

"The Influence of Caregiver Depression on Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes: Findings from Refugee Settlements in Uganda," BMC Psychiatry, 17:405 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Latent Class Analysis of Violence against Adolescents and Psychosocial Outcomes in Refugee Settings in Uganda and Rwanda," Global Mental Health, 4:e19 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Mapping the Evidence on Pharmacological Interventions for Non-affective Psychosis in Humanitarian Non-specialised Settings: A UNHCR Clinical Guidance," BMC Medicine, 15:197 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Mental Health for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Persons: A Call for a Humanitarian Agenda," Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 54, nos. 5-6 (Oct.-Dec. 2017) [free full-text]
- Introduction to special issue on "Refugees and Asylum Seekers."

"Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Assessment and Intervention," Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 63, no. 5 (2018) [free full-text]

Mental Health Screening Tool for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: The STAR-MH (Refugee Research Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Prevalence of Mental Ill Health, Traumas and Postmigration Stress among Refugees from Syria Resettled in Sweden after 2011: A Population-based Survey," BMJ Open, 7:e018899 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Preventive Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children and Adolescents in High-income Settings," The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, OnlineFirst, 20 Nov. 2017 [free full-text]

"PTSD and Related Disorders among Female Yazidi Refugees Following ISIS Attacks: A Case Series and Mini-review," Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 8, art. 282 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Refugees in Europe: National Overviews from Key Countries with a Special Focus on Child and Adolescent Mental Health," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 21 Dec. 2017 [free full-text]

"Teaching Recovery Techniques: Evaluation of a Group Intervention for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors with Symptoms of PTSD in Sweden," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 19 Dec. 2017 [open access]

Understanding the Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs, and Service Utilization of Syrian Refugees and Jordanian Nationals: A Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis in the Kingdom of Jordan (International Medical Corps, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

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"Cardiovascular Disease-related Health Beliefs and Lifestyle Issues among Karen Refugees Resettled in the United States from the Thai-Myanmar (Burma) Border," Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 50(6) (Nov. 2017) [full-text]

Health Access and Utilization Survey among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Health Needs of Older Populations Affected by Humanitarian Crises in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review," Conflict and Health, 11:29 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Humanitarian and Primary Healthcare Needs of Refugee Women and Children in Afghanistan," BMC Medicine, 15:196 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"'In My Culture, We Don’t Know Anything about That': Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women," International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 24, no. 6 (Dec. 2017) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Including Refugees in Disease Elimination: Challenges Observed from a Sleeping Sickness Programme in Uganda," Conflict and Health, 11:22 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Legal Strategies to Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Context of the Refugee Crisis in Europe: A Complaint before the European Ombudsperson," Reproductive Health Matters, Latest Articles, 13 Dec. 2017 [open access]

"Measuring Self-rated Health Status among Resettled Adult Refugee Populations to Inform Practice and Policy: A Scoping Review," BMC Health Services Research, 7:817 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Refugees’ Experiences of Healthcare in the Host Country: A Scoping Review," BMC Health Services Research, 7:814 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

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- Thematic Focus: Health (6 Dec. 2017)
- Thematic Focus: Health Issues in Europe (6 Dec. 2017)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (6 Dec. 2017)

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Thematic Focus: Mental Health

"Assessing the Special Need for Protection of Vulnerable Refugees: Testing the Applicability of a Screening Method (RHS-15) to Detect Traumatic Disorders in a Refugee Sample in Germany," Ethnicity & Health, Latest Articles, 29 Oct. 2017 [open access]

BJPsych International, vol. 13, no. 4 (Nov. 2016) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Mental Health of Refugees: Global Perspectives."

"A Call for Emergency Action: Telepsychiatry for Trauma Treatment among Syrian Refugees," Cureus, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

The Impact of Immigration Detention on the Mental Health of Adults, Dissertation (Canterbury Christ Church University, May 2017) [text]

"Mental Health Care for Adult Refugees in High-income Countries," Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, First View, 25 Oct. 2017 [free full-text]

"Mental Health Problems Associated with Asylum Procedures of Refugees in European Countries," Highlights e-Magazine, no. 2 (Oct. 2017) [full-text]

"Promoting Mental Health in Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Recommendations for Primary Support Programs," Brain Sciences, vol. 7, no. 11 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

“Stress, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Migrants: A Comprehensive Review,” Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Ahead of Print, 19 Oct. 2017 [open access]

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Publications:

"Examining the Need & Potential for Biomedical Engineering to Strengthen Health Care Delivery for Displaced Populations & Victims of Conflict," Conflict and Health, 11:20 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

"Feasibility and Acceptability of a Universal Screening and Referral Protocol for Gender-based violence with Women Seeking Care in Health Clinics in Dadaab Refugee Camps in Kenya," Global Mental Health, e21 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Guidelines and mHealth to Improve Quality of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Care for Vulnerable Populations in Lebanon: Longitudinal Cohort Study," JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 5, no. 10 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Housing and Health of Kiribati Migrants Living in New Zealand," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 10 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Infectious Disease Screening in Asylum Seekers: Range, Coverage and Economic Evaluation in Germany, 2015," Eurosurveillance, vol. 22, no. 40 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Medical Conditions and Treatment in a Transit Camp in Serbia for Syrian, Afghani, and Iraqi Migrants," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2:11 (Oct. 2017) [open access]

"Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Challenges, Experiences and Contributions," Visceral Medicine, vol. 33, no. 4 (Aug. 2017) [free full-text]

"Refugees, Migrants, and Displaced Populations: The United Nations New York Declaration and the WHO International Health Regulations," International Health, Advance Articles, 5 Oct. 2017 [free full-text]

New app:

MSF Medical Guidelines [access]
- "These guidelines are the fruit of a collective effort by a group of experienced practitioners and known experts in their specialty. The texts are intended for non-specialized medical staff and take into account possible basic technical environments, in terms of diagnostic equipment, as well as restricted therapeutic means."

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Event: 

Webinar: Public Health Aspects of Mental Health among Refugees and Migrants, Copenhagen, 16 October 2017 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Publications:

"Community-based Noncommunicable Disease Care for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon," Global Health: Science and Practice, vol. 5, no. 3 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

"A Comparative Cost Analysis of the Vaccination Program for US-bound Refugees," Vaccine,  In Press, 14 Sept. 2017 [open access]

"Evaluating the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol with Refugees: A Field Study," Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, vol. 11, no. 3 (2017) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Mental Health Status of North Korean Refugees in South Korea and Risk and Protective Factors: A 10-year Review of the Literature," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 8, suppl. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Non-communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings: Ten Essential Questions," Conflict and Health, 11:17 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

"Refugee Policy Implications of U.S. Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1107 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

"Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Undocumented Migrants and the Experience of Parenthood: A Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature," Globalization and Health, 13:75 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

"Use and Disuse of Malaria Bed Nets in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-methods Study," PLoS ONE 12(9): e0185290 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

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