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ArticleThe International journal of social psychiatry2022

A mental health framework from the voices of refugees.

Pushpa Kanagaratnam, Nalini Pandalangat, Ivan Silver, Brenda Toner

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Article in The International journal of social psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Pushpa KanagaratnamDepartment of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5346-0789
Nalini PandalangatImmigrant, Refugees & Newcomer Communities Program, Sherbourne Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ivan SilverDepartment of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
Brenda TonerDepartment of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRefugee groups fleeing war and violence and resettling in the West are one of the population groups that are poorly understood. Understanding their mental health challenges and providing effective and evidence-based interventions continue to be formidable challenges.

aimThis study presents a refugee mental health framework [RMHF] that was developed to address the gaps in understanding and responding to the needs of refugee populations by prioritizing their voices, and incorporating lessons learned from working with these refugee communities into the development of the framework.

methodA RMHF was developed, presented and refined with input from refugee communities, multiple stakeholders and an expert panel. RESULTS/

conclusionsThis paper presents the process and finalized framework, and discusses its utility as a mapping, planning and intervention tool in supporting refugee communities with their resettlement and promoting mental wellbeing.

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RefugeesHumansMental HealthViolenceinterventionsmappingmental health frameworkRefugeeswar

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PMCPMC9597141

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