Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Short pieces:

Setting Gender-Based Asylum Straight: The Court of Justice’s Landing Point (EU Law Analysis Blog, Oct. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Afghan women. See also related DW news article.

Reports:

Exploring Gender Intersectionality in Internal Displacement: A Case Study of Internally Displaced Women in Three Nigerian States, RID Working Paper, no. 44 (Researching Internal Displacement, Oct. 2024) [text]

SAFE: Gender-Based Violence Response Services for Women in Human Mobility in Central America - Synthesis Report (World Bank, Sept. 2024) [text]

- Follow the related documents link for the Spanish version of the report along with executive summaries in both languages.

Women and girls of Sudan: Fortitude amid the flame of war, Gender Alert, no. 1 (UN Women, Sept. 2024) [access]

Journal articles:

"Challenging Becomings: Gender Dynamics in the Syrian Medical-Humanitarian Response," Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Latest Articles, 25 Sept. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Turkey.

"The Continuum of Gender-Based Violence Experienced by Migrant and Refugee Women in Canada: Perspectives from Key Informants," Frontiers in Sociology, 6 Oct. 2024 [open access]

"Double immobility: Syrian refugee women navigating the voluntary and forced marriage binary in Egypt," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 30 July 2024 [Academia]

"Health Workers in Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Care for Refugees: Insights from Frontline Health and Humanitarian Professionals in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Uganda," LIAS Working Paper Series, vol. 11, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

"Nomads of the Void: Unpacking the Enigmatic Lives and Survival of Syrian Dom Refugee Women in North Lebanon," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 4 Oct. 2024 [full-text]

"Suicidal behaviors among refugee women in Jordan: post-traumatic stress disorder, social support and post-displacement stressors," BMC Public Health, 24:2677 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Talking back to white Italy: unpacking the knot of racism, colonialism and feminism from the perspective of Black asylum-seeking and refugee women," Comparative Migration Studies, 12:43 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Understanding How Gender Impacts EU Refugee Policy: A Case Study of Ukrainian Refugees," Grimshaw Review of International Affairs, vol. 1, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"Understanding resilience among migrant women in a humanitarian reception center: a qualitative study," Frontiers in Public Health, 29 Sept. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Spain.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (26 Sept. 2024)

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Governing Migration Through Paperwork: Legitimation Practices, Exclusive Inclusion and Differentiation (Berghahn Books, Aug. 2024) [open access]

- "To better understand migration governance and the concrete, daily practices of civil servants tasked with enforcing state laws and policies, it is important to focus on documents, which are core artefacts of bureaucratic work. These can include certificates, letters, reports, case files, decisions, internal guidelines and judgements in both digital and paper form. Based on ethnographic studies in various geographical and bureaucratic contexts, this collection shows how civil servants produce statehood, restrict migrants’ movements and engage with migrants’ strategies to make themselves legible. It contributes to the study of the state as documentary practice and highlights the role of paperwork as a powerful practice of migration control."

Journal articles:

"Beyond the present, the nation, and Europe: Three different uses of history in reflexive migration studies," Migration Studies, vol. 12, no. 3 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"The Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flows: A Contemporary Reanalysis," American Political Science Review, FirstView, 7 May 2024 [open access]

"COVID-19 among migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons: systematic review, meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis of the global empirical literature," eClinicalMedicine, OnlineFirst, 10 July 2024 [open access]

"The migration decisions of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees as perceived by their receiving communities," Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, In press, 29 July 2024 [open access]

- "Participants were surveyed in Lebanon, Jordan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland."

"Respect and Asylum," Journal of Applied Philosophy, Early View, 2 July 2024 [open access]

"Risk of suicide and suicidal behavior in refugees: A meta-review of current systematic reviews and meta-analyses," Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 177 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (2 Aug. 2024)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Are asylum seekers in the UK at increased risk of suicide? (Univ. of Glasgow, June 2024) [text]

As Hungary takes over Presidency of European Union, UNHCR calls for strengthened engagement to address forced displacement (UNHCR, July 2024) [text]

Joint Statement: The future EU must uphold the right to asylum in Europe (July 2024) [access]

Latest European demographic data sheet highlights lasting impact of war and migration (IIASA, July 2024) [text via EurekAlert]

- Focuses on Ukraine.

New UK Government Rescinds 'Rwanda Plan' But Cruel System Remains (Refugee Research Online, July 2024) [text] 

The Pact’s Practice: Perspectives from the ground – a Fenix series (Fenix, July 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on Greece. The first post is here.

Refugees trapped in Europe’s “death zone”: Needs and challenges of the local organisations providing humanitarian assistance at the Polish-Belarusian border (Norwegian Refugee Council, July 2024) [text]

Safe Third Countries: The Next ‘Battlefield’ (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, July 2024) [text]

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Russian Emigration in Flux (Carnegie Politika Blog, July 2024) [text]

The UK Asylum System in Disbelief: The Obstacle of a Negative Credibility Assessment in Fresh Claims Proceedings (RLI Blog, July 2024) [text]

UNHCR Moldova signed a Memorandum of Collaboration with Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University of Chisinau (UNHCR, July 2024) [text]

Unmasking state-perpetrated crimes during migration control – a new face of crimmigration (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2024) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (2 July 2024)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

"Children refugees' mental health: The unseen scars of trauma," DW, 11 July 2023 [text]

Inter-American Dialogue and UNICEF Endorse Declaration for Migrant Children, Adopted at OAS General Assembly (June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Accelerating inclusion of refugee children: What we have learned and what it takes (UNHCR & UNICEF, June 2023) [text]

Children and caregivers on the move in Ethiopia: Profiles, risks and needs (Mixed Migration Centre & Save the Children, July 2023) [text]

Increasing Numbers of Unaccompanied Children at the Southwest Border (US Congressional Research Service, June 2023) [text]

Refugee and migrant youth in Ethiopia: access to income, protection risks and assistance needs (Mixed Migration Centre & Save the Children, July 2023) [text]

Unmasking Forcible Displacement of Childhood: A Multidimensional Analysis of Ukrainian Children (E-International Relations, July 2023) [text]

Voluntary Return to Ukraine of Refugee Children without Parental Care, including Unaccompanied Children and Children Evacuated from Care Institutions in Ukraine (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"The best interests of the child in ECJ asylum and migration case law: Towards a safeguard principle for the genuine enjoyment of the substance of children’s rights?," Common Market Law Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (2023) [Academia]

"Inequalities in Wellbeing in Lebanese Children and Different Refugee Subpopulations: A Multidimensional Child Deprivation Analysis," Child Indicators Research, Latest Articles, 6 June 2023 [open access]

"Prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a representative community sample of families in three East African refugee camps," Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Latest Articles, 5 June 2023 [open access]

- Focuses on Burundians in Tanzania.

"'She vaccinated my baby and that’s all…': Immunisation decision-making and experiences among refugee mothers resettled in Aotearoa New Zealand," BMC Public Health, 23:1349 (July 2023) [open access]

"Utterly Alone in Court: How Unaccompanied Minors' Lack of Access to Appointed Counsel Falls Short of Domestic, International, and Biblical Standards," Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy (Forthcoming) [preprint]

- Conducts "a comparison of the United States’ immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece."

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (6 July 2023)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (6 July 2023)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Request for feedback:

Are you using ALNAP resources in your academic work? We want to hear from you (ALNAP, Jan. 2023) [info] 

- Follow link to complete a short survey designed to "get a better understanding of how our materials are being used in academic settings and to promote stronger links with the humanitarian academic community."

Blog posts & press:

"Is aid from the richest countries really at a record high?," The New Humanitarian, 11 Jan. 2023 [text]

The Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid (RI Blog, Jan 2023) [text]

"Why so many humanitarian crises are ‘forgotten’, and 5 ideas to change that," The New Humanitarian, 16 Jan. 2023 [text]

- See also related article.

Reports & journal articles:

Background Note on Independent Review of Humanitarian Response to Internal Displacement (IASC, Jan. 2023) [text]

Breaking the Silence: The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2022 (Care International, Jan. 2023) [text]

"Facilitating hand hygiene in displacement camps during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative assessment of a novel handwashing stand and hygiene promotion package," Conflict and Health, 16:65 (Dec. 2022) [open access]

- Focuses on Bangladesh, Ethiopia and the DRC.

Guidance: Addressing Suicide in Humanitarian Settings (IASC, Dec. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for multiple language versions of these guidelines.

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 24 (Dec. 2022) [full-text]

- Mix of articles.

Linking humanitarian assistance and social protection in response to forced displacement: an analytical framework (ODI, Nov. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for for the analytical framework, a document describing how it was refined, and an annex with a literature review.

"Migrants in Need Report Barriers to Assistance and Fragile Trust in Humanitarian Organizations," Migration Information Source, 2 Feb. 2023 [text]

The Regional Refugee Response Plans: Ten Years of Coordinated Action in Support of Refugees (UNHCR, Jan. 2023) [text]

"Scaling up a monitoring and evaluation framework for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services and outcomes in humanitarian settings: A global initiative," Dialogues in Health, vol. 1 (Dec. 2022) [open access]

UNHCR’s Approach to Accountability to Affected People (AAP): Synthesis of Evaluative Evidence, EVO/2022/14 (UNHCR, Nov. 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (4 Jan. 2023)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Camps in NW Syria & Iraq)

As Women and Children Return to the West from Syrian Camps, Lessons from Sweden (Just Security Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]

- See also report listed below.

The militarisation of motherhood: repatriating ISIS’s Western women (The Interpreter Blog, Nov. 2022) [text]

"My Son is Just Another Kid": Experiences of Children Repatriated from Camps for ISIS Suspects and Their Families in Northeast Syria (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2022) [access]

- "[D]ocuments the experiences of approximately 100 children who have been repatriated or returned to France, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan between 2019 and 2022." Follow link for report in English and French. See also related news story.

Reaching the final straw: Shedding light on alarming suicide trends and perceptions impacting women, girls, and young people stuck in limbo in Northwest Syria (World Vision, Dec. 2022) [access]

*Reception of Returnees: Reintegration and Rehabilitation after Repatriation from Northeast Syria - Guidance Document for Emerging Practices with Lessons from Sweden (Repatriate the Children Sweden, Dec. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Children from Families with Perceived ISIL Affiliation: Experiences from Iraq and Al Hol, MEAC Findings Report, no. 20 (UNIDIR & UNU, Nov. 2022) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (9 Dec. 2022)

Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

Flooding Displacement in Malawi: Policy, Practice, and Prevention (GENIDA Blog, Jan. 2022) [text]

Joint Statement on the outcome of the second High-Level Bilateral meeting between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Jan. 2022) [text]

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Kenya: Legal challenges and recommendations (GENIDA Blog, Jan. 2022) [text]

Understanding the implications of Institutionalizing the Kampala Convention in Ethiopia (GENIDA Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

When ID leaves you without identity: the case of double registration in Kenya (Privacy International, Dec. 2021) [access]

Reports & book chapters:

COVID-19 and social and economic rights of migrants in Mali: Analysis of 4Mi data collected in Mali between July 2020 and January 2021 (Mixed Migration Centre & OHCHR, Jan. 2022) [text]

"Decoding Africa’s Legal Protection Mechanisms for Refugees," Chapter in Revisiting the 1951 Refugee Convention: Exploring Global Perspectives (Observer Research Foundation & Global Policy Journal, 2022) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 62.

"Revisiting Freedom of Trade, Occupation, and Movement of Refugees in South Africa," Chapter in Revisiting the 1951 Refugee Convention: Exploring Global Perspectives (Observer Research Foundation & Global Policy Journal, 2022) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 67.

Journal articles:

"Depression and Occupational Reintegration among IDPs in Jos," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 11, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"The impact of COVID-19 on the living and survival conditions of internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso," World Development Perspectives, vol. 25 (March 2022) [free full-text]

"No sources of fuelwood, all vegetation cover is done! Women Livelihoods and Environmental Prominence in Oil Induced Displaced Society in Albertine Graben, Uganda," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 11, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"The ramification of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis: conceptual analysis of a looming 'Complex Disaster Emergency'," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7:6 (Jan. 2022) [open access]

"The right to return to one's country in Africa: Article 12(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 21, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

"Suicide Attempts Among Adult Eritrean Refugees in Tigray, Ethiopia: Prevalence and Associated Factors," Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, vol. 15 (2022) [open access]

Resource:

GENIDA e-learning on Internally Displaced Persons [access]

- This free "provides insight into the key issues surrounding internal displacement including but not limited to understanding who IDPs are, gender and internal displacement, law and policy on internal displacement, health and internal displacement, governance and internal displacement, among others. In a one-week session, this course gives you access to an open-access online learning experience, materials and key concepts for discussion."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (18 Jan. 2022)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Reports & guidelines:

The Future of LGBTQ+ Syria and the Aid Response: Case Studies in Regional Programming (Center for Operational Analysis and Research, Jan. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Guideline 9: Proceedings Before the IRB Involving Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada, Dec. 2021) [text]

- See also related news release and Xtra Magazine article.

Networks of Care for Displaced LGBTQ+ People: How the United States Can Support LGBTQ+-led Organizations in Central America and Mexico (Refugees International & IRCA CASABIERTA, Jan. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"Considering Spiritual Care for Religiously Involved LGBTQI Migrants and Refugees: A Tentative Map," Religions, vol. 12, no. 12 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

"Experiences of Minority Stress and Mental Health Burdens of Newly Arrived LGBTQ* Refugees in Germany," Sexuality Research and Social Policy, vol. 18, no. 4 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

"Legal Violence and (In)Visible Families: How Law Shapes and Erases Family Life in SOGI Asylum in Europe," Human Rights Law Review, vol. 22, no. 1 (March 2022) [open access]

"LGBTQI+ and Nowhere to Go: The Makings of a Refugee Population Without Refuge," African Security, vol. 14, no. 4 (2021) [Academia]

"LGBTQI + Migrants: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework of Health, Safety and Wellbeing during Migration," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 2 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

"'Not the Paradise We Imagined': The Discursive Politics of the 'True Self' in Queer Middle Eastern Refugee Migrations," Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"A Preliminary Framework for Understanding Suicide Risk in LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 19, no. 2 (July-Dec. 2021) [open access]

"Queer kinship and the rights of refugee families," Migration Studies, vol. 9, no. 2 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

"Sexual Health and HIV/STI Risk in Gay Refugee Men in Nairobi, Kenya: A Qualitative Study," Venereology, vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (7 Dec. 2021) 

CFPs/New Issues of Asian J. Comp. Pol., Disasters, Hum. Völkerrecht, Hum. Aid Move, Intl. J. Learner Div. & Ident., Intervention, JEiE, JIRS, REMHU, Revista AFERS

CFPs for open access journals:

Anthropology in Action [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Immigrants as Reverse Anthropologists: Observing the Centre from the Margins." Submit abstracts by 1 February 2022.

Frontiers in Human Dynamics/Political Science [info]

- Contributions sought for a research topic on "Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 4: Access to Quality Education for Refugees and those in Conflict-Affected Settings." Submit abstracts by 15 February 2022.

Frontiers in Human Dynamics/Political Science [info]

- Contributions sought for a research topic on "Rohingya Refugees: Humanitarian Responses and Implications." Submit abstracts by 28 February 2022.

Journal of Migration and Health [info]

- Contributions sought for a new series on "Health and Internal Displacement." Important note: "The usual...publication fee will be waived for all accepted papers received before the submission deadline of 28 February 2022."

 Social Sciences [info]

- Contributions sought for special issue on "Exploring the Interface between Human Trafficking, 'Modern Slavery' and Asylum." Submission deadline is 28 February 2022.

New issues:

*Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, vol. 6, no. 3 (2021) [contents]

- Special issue on "Humanitarian diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific, Part I." The introduction and one other article are freely available. 

*Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, vol. 6, no. 4 (2021) [contents]

- Special issue on "Humanitarian diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific, Part II." One article is freely available.

Disasters, vol. 45, no. S1 (Dec. 2021) [free full-text]

- Special issue on "The Covid-19 pandemic: global dimensions, local responses."

Humanitäres Völkerrecht, vol. 4, nos. 3-4 (2021) [contents]

- Includes special feature on the “70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention.” 

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 23 (Dec. 2021) [full-text via ReliefWeb]

- Theme is "Local Solidarity, Mutual Assistance and Citizenship in Times of Crisis."

International Journal of Learner Diversity and Identities, vol. 28, no. 2 (Dec. 2021) [full-text via ResearchGate]

- Special issue on "Addressing Issues of Refugee Integration: Insights from the 'Curing the Limbo' Project." Focuses on Greece.

Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 19, no. 2 (July-Dec. 2021) [open access]

- Features a special section on "Suicide Prevention and Response." 

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 7, no. 2 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

- Special issue on "Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning in Emergencies." 

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 19, no. 4 (2021) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with two that are open access.

Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 10, no. 1 (Nov. 2021) [full-text via ResearchGate]

- "Features 18 pieces of critical scholarship by authors around the world and 3 poems engaging with forced migration issues in a variety of contexts."

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 63 (2021) [open access]

- Special issue on "Migrants, refugees and displaced persons in the Middle East and North Africa = Pessoas migrantes, refugiadas e deslocadas no Oriente Médio e norte da África." Articles are in either English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, no. 129 (2021) [open access]

- Special issue on "El asilo confinado: acceso a la protección internacional y la acogida en la era COVID-19 = Asylum in lockdown: Access to international protection and reception in times of COVID-19." The introduction is available in both English and Spanish; other articles are in Spanish only.

*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited immediately after publication! Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Detention

Opportunity:

Job announcement: Advocacy and Communications Consultant, Global Detention Project [info]

- Apply by 18 June 2021.

Blog posts & press:

Biloela family to be released into community detention - what happens now? (The Conversation, June 2021) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

Detention and Migrant Confinement in Italy at Times of Covid-19 (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2021) [text]

Examining the Status of Detained Migrant Unaccompanied Minors in the Greek Context: Crossing the threshold of a new era? (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2021) [text]

Federal Court awards $350,000 to unlawfully detained asylum seeker, opening door to further claims (The Conversation, June 2021) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

Implementation of GCM Objective 13 in the UNECE Region: Little Added Value Provided by the Compact in Making Immigration Detention a Last Resort (RLI Blog, May 2021) [text]

"Indefinite detention of refugees is unlawful under international law, but Australia has quietly made it legal," The Guardian, 16 May 2021 [text]

Places in Nowhere: Detention Centres, Police Departments and Pre-Removal Centres in Greece (Border Criminologies Blog, May 2021) [text]

Spaces of Detention at the Greek-Turkish Land Border (Border Criminologies Blog, May 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"An investigation of incident reports from the detention center Nauru: Has Australia breached the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?," Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 3 June 2021 [abstract]

No End in Sight: Prolonged and Punitive Immigration Detention in Louisiana (Tulane Law School, May 2021) [text via ImmigrationProf]

Please take me to a safe place: The imprisonment of asylum seekers in Aotearoa New Zealand (Amnesty International, May 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Practitioners' Guide to Obtaining Release from Immigration Detention (CLINIC, May 2021) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Suicide rates of migrants in United States immigration detention (2010–2020)," AIMS Public Health, vol. 8, no. 3 (2021) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (12 May 2021)

- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 2 (United States) (12 May 2021)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Region-specific sessions at "UNHCR at 70" virtual conference:

Can the Global Compact Ease East Africa’s Refugee Burden?, 19 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Institute for Security Studies.

Local Integration of Refugees: The Southern African Experience, 19 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at Pretoria University.

The Role of Connected Learning in Advancing Protection Efforts, 19 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium.

Strategies on Refugee Protection in Southern Africa, 19 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at Pretoria University.

Partnerships for Managing Protracted Displacement in West Africa, 21 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana.

Refugee Protection in West and Central Africa:  Legal and Policy Frameworks, Solutions, and Challenges, 21 January 2021 [info]

- Hosted by the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Ghana.

Blog posts & press:

*Containment Development and Africa’s Time-Space Trap (Asile Project Forum, Dec. 2020) [text]

"COVID-19 and refugee management in the Great Lakes region," Rights in Exile News, no. 119 (Jan. 2021) [text]

"Ethiopia: A partial view of the humanitarian fallout emerges in Tigray," The New Humanitarian, 12 Jan. 2021 [text]

*New Pact’s focus on migrant returns threatens Africa-EU partnership (Asile Project Forum, Dec. 2020) [text]

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region (UNHCR, Jan. 2021) [text]

Reports:

ARUA MHPSS Survey Report: Study Conducted in Rhino Camp and Imvepi Refugee Settlements (UNHCR, July 2020) [text]

- "Report on suicide assessment conducted in Imvepi and Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements [in Uganda] to establish the cause of suicidal ideation, most affected populations and possible remedial measures to be put in place."

Civil Society Input to EU-AFRICA Cooperation on Migration: The Case of The Gambia, Working Paper, no. 12 (ECRE, Dec. 2020) [text]

Niger: A Consultative Process for Adopting a National Law on Internal Displacement (Global Protection Cluster, Nov. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

South Sudan: Building Consensus on the Drafting of a National Law on Internal Displacement (Global Protection Cluster, Nov. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unintended Consequences for Exclusions, Advocates' Migration Brief, no. 1 (Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa, Dec. 2020) [text]

- Focuses on South Africa.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (29 Dec. 2020)

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Events & opportunities:

CFP: Journal of International Humanitarian Action [info]
- Contributions sought for "Special Collection on the topic of Psychosocial Elements of Humanitarian Action." No deadline indicated.

2nd Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference, Brisbane, 27-29 March 2019 [info]

Publications:

Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, vol. 15, no. 3 (Sept. 2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Trauma, Flight and Migration."

"Assessing the Impact of Artistic and Cultural Activities on the Health and Well-being of Forcibly Displaced People Using Participatory Action Research," BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 2 (Feb. 2019) [open access]

"Beyond PTSD and Fear-Based Conditioning: Anger-Related Responses Following Experiences of Forced Migration: A Systematic Review," Frontiers in Psychology, 19 Dec. 2018 [open access]

"Efficacy and Acceptability of Psychosocial Interventions in Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, First View, 11 Feb. 2019 [open access]

"'Hiding their troubles': A Qualitative Exploration of Suicide in Bhutanese Refugees in the USA," Global Mental Health, vol. 6, e1 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

"The Impact of Immigration Detention on Mental Health: A Systematic Review," BMC Psychiatry, 18:382 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

"Interpreter-mediated Psychotherapy with Trauma-affected Refugees: A Retrospective Cohort Study," Psychiatry Research, vol. 271 (Jan. 2019) [free full-text]

"Lack of Evidence for the Efficacy of Psychotherapies for PTSD and Depression in Child and Adolescent Refugees," World Psychiatry, vol. 18, no. 1 (Feb. 2019) [free full-text]

Mental Health Promotion and Mental Health Care in Refugees and Migrants: Policy Brief (WHO Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]

Mental Health Promotion and Mental Health Care in Refugees and Migrants: Technical Guidance (WHO Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Thematic Analysis of Aid Workers’ Stressors and Coping Strategies: Work, Psychological, Lifestyle and Social Dimensions," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:19 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

*Une Fuite Sans Fin: Soins en Santé Mentale au Hub Humanitaire de Bruxelles (MSF, Feb. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related ECRE Weekly Bulletin article.

"Working Conditions, Mental Health and Coping of Staff in Social Work with Refugees and Homeless Individuals: A Scoping Review," Health and Social Care in the Community, Early View, 1 March 2019 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (10 Dec. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

News:

Calls have been made recently for the evacuation of asylum-seekers and refugees from Nauru due to their deteriorating mental health; the situation for young children has been especially dire. For more information, see:

• MSF Calls for the Immediate Evacuation of All Refugees on Nauru (Médecins Sans Frontières, 11 Oct. 2018) [text]
• "Doctors Trying to Help Suicidal Asylum Seekers in Nauru Have Been Banned from Treating Them," Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2018 [text]
• "Why MSF Had to Stop Offering Mental Health Care to Refugees in Nauru," NPR, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]
• UNHCR Urges Australia to Evacuate Off-shore Facilities as Health Situation Deteriorates (UNHCR, 12 Oct. 2018) [text]
• "Almost 6,000 Doctors Sign Letter to PM Demanding Children be Taken off Nauru," The Guardian, 14 Oct. 2018 [text]
• "Morrison Government Transfers Refugees to Australia from Nauru Amid Internal Pressure," Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Oct. 2018 [text]

Publications:

Addressing the Intergenerational Mental Health Needs of Refugee Families with Young Children, Webinar, 24 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audio.

"'Better to Drown': A Greek Refugee Camp’s Epidemic of Misery," New York Times, 2 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Changes in Post-Migration Living Difficulties Predict Treatment Outcome in Traumatized Refugees," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9 Oct. 2018 [open access]

Culture, Context and Mental Health of Rohingya Refugees: A Review for Staff in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes for Rohingya Refugees (UNHCR, 2018) [text]

Improving Mental Health Care in Humanitarian Crises, London, 5 July 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audio and video.

An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises; Médecins du Monde Response and Challenges Ahead (Médecins du Monde, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems among Conflict-affected Children in Kachin State, Myanmar: A Qualitative Study," Conflict and Health, 12: 39 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

Mental Health in Displacement: A Widespread Yet Largely Overlooked Crisis (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Psychiatric Disorders in Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons after Forced Displacement," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 21 Sept. 2018 [open access]

"Recently Resettled Refugee Women-at-risk in Australia Evidence High Levels of Psychiatric Symptoms: Individual, Trauma and Post-migration Factors Predict Outcomes," BMC Medicine, 16:149 [open access]
- See also related Psychology Today blog post.

Unprotected, Unsupported, Uncertain: Recommendations to Improve the Mental Health of Asylum Seekers on Lesvos ( International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2018) [text]

“Utilization of Mental Healthcare Services among Refugees: Past, Present and Future,” Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices, 26 March 2018 [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 1 (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Children) (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 3 (Legal/asylum context) (17 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

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

Cause and Effect of PTSD in Asylum Applicants (ImmigrationProf Blog, May 2018) [text]

"The Effect of Unpreparedness for Immigration Court on Psychopathology," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Online First, 3 Sept. 2018 [abstract]
- See also earlier related thesis.

How Refugees’ Trauma Became ‘Currency’ in Resettlement (Refugees Deeply, Aug. 2018) [text]

"Supporting Asylum Seekers: Clinician Experiences of Documenting Human Rights Violations Through Forensic Psychological Evaluation," Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 31, no. 3 (June 2018) [free full-text] [ResearchGate]

Trauma and the Paradox of Asylum Seekers’ Credibility, Thesis (Columbia Univ., Jan. 2018) [text]

Trauma, Mental Health and the Fast Track Assessment Caseload (Refugee Research Blog, June 2018) [text]

"Upon Rejection: Psychiatric Emergencies of Failed Asylum Seekers," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7) (July 2018) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Children) (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health Aspects of the Asylum Process (2 May 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Approaches to Providing Psycho-social Support for Children, Teachers and Other School Staff, and Social and Emotional Learning for Children in Protracted Conflict Situations (UK Department for International Development, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Assessment of Suicide Risks and Factors in a Refugee Camp in Thailand (IOM, 2017) [text]
- See also related Reuters article.

"The Centrality of Social Ties to Climate Migration and Mental Health," BMC Public Health, 17:600 (July 2017) [open access]

"The Effect of Ginkgo Biloba and Psycho-education on Stress, Anxiety and Fatigue among Refugees," Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 27 June 2017 [open access]

EU/Greece: Asylum Seekers’ Silent Mental Health Crisis (Human Rights Watch,
July 2017) [text]

"The Impact of the Asylum Process on Mental Health: A Longitudinal Study of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Norway," BMJ Open, 7:e015157 (June 2017) [open access]

"The Mental Health Crisis in Syria: A Major Gap in Humanitarian Medical Response," Charged Affairs, 10 July 2017 [text]

Psychological First Aid for Children II: Dealing with Traumatic Responses in Children (Save the Children, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Recommendations for Canadian Mental Health Practitioners Working with War-Exposed Immigrants and Refugees," Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, e-First Article, 30 June 2017 [open access]

"The Relationship of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in a Culturally Distinct, Conflict-affected Population: A Study among West Papuan Refugees Displaced to Papua New Guinea," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8:73 (May 2017) [open access]

Seeking Asylum May Be Dangerous to Your Health, Your Children’s Health, and Even Your Unborn Baby’s Health (The Asylumist, July 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (14 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

"Anxiety, Stress, and Quality of Life among Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: A Cross Sectional Survey," Nursing & Health Sciences, vol. 19, no. 1 (March 2017) [free full-text]

"Elevated Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Recently Fled Asylum Seekers in Comparison to Permanently Settled Immigrants and Non-immigrants," Translational Psychiatry, vol. 7, no. 3 (March 2017) [open access]

"How Can a Donkey Fly on the Plane? The Benefits and Limits of Animal Therapy with Refugees," Clinical Psychologist, vol. 21, no. 1 (March 2017) [free full-text]

"The Interpreter is not an Invisible Being: A Thematic Analysis of the Impact of Interpreters in Mental Health Service Provision with Refugee Clients," Australian Psychologist, vol. 52, no. 1 (Feb. 2017) [free full-text]

"Predicting Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Response in Refugees: Multilevel Analysis," British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 56, no. 1 (March 2017) [free full-text]

"Psychological Services for Asylum Seekers in the Community: Challenges and Solutions," Australian Psychologist, vol. 51, no. 6 (Dec. 2016) [free full-text]

 A Tide of Self-Harm and Depression: The EU-Turkey Deal’s Devastating Impact on Child Refugees and Migrants (Save the Children, March 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related Refugees Deeply story.

 "A Year on from EU-Turkey Deal, Refugees and Migrants in Limbo Commit Suicide and Suffer from Trauma," The Telegraph, 14 March 2017 [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (7 March 2017)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Detention

Canada’s Detained Immigrant Children (Human Rights Brief Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]

Detention Mapping Report (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Oct. 2016) [text via ECRE]

Detention of Asylum Seekers in New Jersey (Human Rights First, Nov. 2016) [text]

Mental Health, Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm Inside Immigration Detention (Border Criminologies, Nov. 2016) [text via SSRN]

Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention in Bulgaria (European Network on Statelessness, Nov. 2016) [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention in the United Kingdom (European Network on Statelessness, Nov. 2016) [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

Recasting Detention of Asylum Seekers in Bulgaria: The Good and Bad about EU Asylum Law (RefLaw Blog, Dec. 2016) [text]

Supreme Court to Consider How Long Immigrants may be Detained without Bond Hearing (NPR, Nov. 2016) [text]

The Writ of Habeas Corpus: How a United States District Court Circumvents Oversight of Unlawful Detention (Families for Freedom, Nov. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention (14 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

"Complex PTSD and Phased Treatment in Refugees: A Debate Piece," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 7: 28687 (Feb. 2016) [open access]

"Factors Affecting Implementation of Perinatal Mental Health Screening in Women of Refugee Background," Implementation Science, 11:150 (Nov. 2016) [open access]

"Impact of New Traumatic or Stressful Life Events on Pre-existing PTSD in Traumatized Refugees: Results of a Longitudinal Study," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 7: 32106 (Nov. 2016) [open access]

"Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey," The Professional Counselor, vol. 6, no. 4 (2016) [open access]

Mental Health Risks and Resilience among Somali and Bhutanese Refugee Parents (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2016) [text]

Mental Health, Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm Inside Immigration Detention (Border Criminologies, Nov. 2016) [text via SSRN]

"Posttraumatic Stress and Depression in Yazidi Refugees," Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, vol. 12 (Nov. 2016) [open access]

"Psychological First Aid Provision for Urban Refugees in Uganda: Opportunities and Dilemmas," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 75 (Nov. 2016) [full-text]

Public Health Aspects of Mental Health among Migrants and Refugees: A Review of the Evidence on Mental Health Care for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in the WHO European Region, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 47 (WHO Europe, 2016) [text]

"Refugee Trauma Measurement: A Review of Existing Checklists," Public Health Reviews, 37:10 (Sept. 2016) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health & the Asylum Process (14 Nov. 2016)
- Thematic Focus: Health (24 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Events:

Mental Health: The World's Forgotten Crisis, 19 May 2016 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Launch of Mental Health and Wellbeing Portal, London, 9 June 2016 [info]

Publications:

"The Adaptive Problems of Female Teenage Refugees and Their Behavioral Adjustment Methods for Coping," Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 9 (April 2016) [open access]

"Beliefs and Knowledge about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder amongst Resettled Afghan Refugees in Australia," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10:31 (April 2016) [open access]

The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programs for Populations Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

"Maternal Suicide Risk among Refugees and Migrants," International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Article in Press, 18 April 2016 [open access]

"A Qualitative Exploration of the Emotional Wellbeing and Support Needs of New Mothers from Afghanistan Living in Melbourne, Australia," BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15:197 (Aug. 2015) [open access]

"Somatisation and Anger are Associated with Symptom Severity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Severely Traumatised Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Swiss Medical Weekly, 146:w14311 (May 2016) [full-text]

"Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: A Case Series," BMC Psychiatry, 15:260 (Oct. 2015) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health, esp. re. Syrians & Children (31 March 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Publications:

Epidemiology of Mental Health, Suicide and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders among Bhutanese Refugees in Ohio, 2014 (Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services & Community Refugee and Immigration Services, April 2015) [text]

"A First Assessment of the Needs of Young Refugees Arriving in Europe: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 2016) [full-text]

"Migration Mental Health Issues in Europe: The Case of Greece," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 2016) [full-text via ESCAP]

No Safe Haven Here: Mental Health Assessment of Women and Children Held in U.S. Immigration Detention (UUSC, Oct. 2015) [text]

"Suffering Has No Race or Nation: The Psychological Impact of the Refugee Crisis in Hungary and the Occurrence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder," Social Sciences, vol. 4, no. 4 (Nov. 2015) [open access]

"Validation of a Brief Mental Health Screener for Karen Refugees in Primary Care," Family Practice, Advance Access, 26 Nov. 2015 [full-text via CVT]

Walking Together: A Mental Health Therapist's Guide to Working with Refugees (Lutheran Community Services Northwest, July 2015) [text]

Resource:

Refugee Trauma (National Child Traumatic Stress Network) [access]
- "Our updated website provides the most current information about refugee youth experiences and needs; guidance for providers from various service systems on the healthy adjustment of refugee youth; and access to tools, training, and resources related to refugees."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (22 Dec. 2015)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.