Opportunity/New Issues of Anthro. Mid. East, Comp. Cult. Stud., Intl. J. Qual. Stud. Health & Well-being, Intl. Migr., Interventions, JEMS, Primary Care, Psych. Inq., Ref. Watch, REMI, Rts. in Exile News, Routed, Torture J.

Opportunity:

Call for applications: New Editorial Board Members for the International Journal of Refugee Law [info]

- Apply by 5 March 2021.

New issues:

Anthropology of the Middle East, vol. 16, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

- Special issue on "States of Displacement: Middle Eastern Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers in Global Context," with five articles.

Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives, vol. 6, no. 11 (2021) [open access]

- Themed issue on "Jewish Refugees’ Lives in Latin America after Persecution and Impoverishment in Europe," with six articles in either English, Spanish or Italian.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, vol. 15, no. sup2 (2020) [open access]

- Includes thematic cluster on "The Predicament of the Child Refugee," with nine articles.

International Migration, vol. 59, no. 1 (Feb. 2021) [contents]

- Mix of articles, including one that is open access. The three commentaries and two book reviews are freely available.

Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, vol. 23, no. 2 (2021) [contents]

- Special issue on "The Global Compacts, Mixed Migration and the Transformation of Protection." The introduction is freely available and two articles are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 47, no. 3 (2021) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with several focusing on children & youth. Two articles are open access.

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, vol. 48, no. 1 (March 2021) [contents]

- Special issue on "Immigrant Health." 

Psychoanalytic Inquiry, vol. 41, no. 2 (2021) [contents]

- Special issue on "The Refugee Experience." The introduction and epilogue are freely available.

Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 56 (Dec. 2020) [full-text]

- Themed issue on "Fallacy of Protection," with seven essays.

Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 36, nos. 2-3 (2020) [delayed open access]

- Themed issue on "L'accueil hors des grandes villes." Articles become open access after one year.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 120 (Feb. 2021) [text]

- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Routed Magazine, no. 14 (Feb. 2021) [open access]

- Themed issue on "Migration, mobility, and elections."

Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 30, no. 3 (2020) [open access]

- Special issue on "Physiotherapy for torture survivors: Is there evidence of its utility in torture rehabilitation? - Part II."

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Health

"Conflict and Forced Displacement: Human Migration, Human Rights, and the Science of Health," Nursing Research, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 2014) [free full-text]

Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq: Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions (World Health Organization, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Integration or Isolation? Mapping Social Connections and Well-being amongst Refugees in Glasgow (Queen Margaret Univ. & NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Nov. 2014 [text]
- See also related presentation.

"Mental Health Literacy of Resettled Iraqi Refugees in Australia: Knowledge about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Beliefs about Helpfulness of Interventions," BMC Psychiatry, 14:320 (Nov. 2014) [open access]

"Psychological, Social and Welfare Interventions for Psychological Health and Well-being of Torture Survivors," Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, issue 11, art. no.: CD009317 [free full-text]

"Refugees and Health: Lessons from World War 1," The Lancet, vol. 384, no. 9955 (Nov. 2014) [free full-text]
- Freely available, but registration required.

"Screening for Infectious Diseases among Newly Arrived Migrants in EU/EEA Countries: Varying Practices but Consensus on the Utility of Screening," International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, vol. 11, no. 10 (Oct. 2014) [open access]

"A Transdiagnostic Community-based Mental Health Treatment for Comorbid Disorders: Development and Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial among Burmese Refugees in Thailand," PLoS Medicine, vol. 11, no. 11: e1001757 (Nov. 2014) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health, pt. 1 - General (7 Nov. 2014)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Health

"Building a Welcoming Community: The Role of Pharmacists in Improving Health Outcomes for Immigrants and Refugees," Canadian Pharmacists Journal, vol. 146, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 2013) [free full-text]

Casualties of War and Disasters: The Science of Displaced People (Open Access in the Developing World Blog, Feb. 2013) [text]

Common Threads: The Sexual and Reproductive Health Experiences of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Australia (Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, 2012) [text]

Improving Reproductive Health Services for Forcibly Displaced Women (Population Reference Bureau, Jan. 2013) [text]

Meeting Mental Health Needs for Immigrants and Refugees in the Central West LHIN: Identifying Multiple Bridges and Barriers (CERIS, March 2013) [text]

Pregnant Women: How Will Changes to Refugee Health Coverage Affect Them? (CERIS Blog, Feb. 2013) [text]

"'Thinking Too Much': Psychological Distress, Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies of Resettled Afghan and Kurdish Refugees," Journal of Muslim Mental Health, vol. 6, no. 2 (2012) [open access text]

"Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter with Exposure Therapy," Case Reports in Psychiatry, vol. 2013:197323 (Feb. 2013) [open access text]

Tagged Publications. 

Focus: Health

An article entitled "Non-clinicians' Judgments about Asylum Seekers' Mental Health: How Do Legal Representatives of Asylum Seekers Decide When to Request Medico-legal Reports?" has just been published as an open access text in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology (vol. 3, 2012).  One of the authors is Jane Herlihy who is with the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law, a co-organizer of the upcoming seminar series on "Refugee Protection and Psychology."

Other publications:

"Evaluating the Mental Health Training Needs of Community-based Organizations Serving Refugees," Advances in Social Work, vol. 13, no. 2 (2012) [open access text]
 
Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health into Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (WHO et al., Oct. 2012) [text]

Mental Health Needs Not Being Met for Immigrants and Refugees (CERIS, Sept. 2012) [text]

"Occupational Upheaval During Resettlement and Migration: Findings of Global Ethnography With Refugees With Disabilities," OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, vol. 32, no. 1 (Suppl.) (Winter 2012) [full-text via Creighton University]

"Refugees’ views of the Effectiveness of Support Provided by their Host Countries," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 3 (2012) [open access text]

"A Study of Complementary Therapies and Counselling: An Integrative Model for Refugee Health Care," BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 12(Suppl 1):P368 (June 2012) [open access text]

Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 22, no. 1 (2012) [access]
- Issue includes "Prospective one-year treatment outcomes of tortured refugees: a psychiatric approach," "Social support, coping and posttraumatic stress symptoms in young refugees," and "Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of refugees and survivors of torture: a review and proposal for action."

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.