Resettlement, mental health, and coping: a mixed methods survey with recently resettled refugee parents in Canada.
Amanda SimEve S PufferAfreen AhmadLina HammadKatholiki GeorgiadesPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
Study findings highlight both the resilience of refugee parents and the psychological toll of navigating their families through a new and challenging environment. Policies and programs to provide comprehensive social and economic supports to refugees beyond the first one to two years after arrival are necessary to mitigate the mental health impacts of displacement over time and strengthen individual and family resilience. Such programs should include culturally responsive and family-based models of mental health care that acknowledge collective experiences and impacts of adversity, as well as harness family resources to overcome past and present challenges.