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Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia.

Lahiru AmarasenaNora SamirLouise SealyNan HuMohammad Reza RostamiDavid IsaacsHasantha GunasekeraHelen YoungRishi AgrawalDavid LevittJoshua R FrancisJacinta ColemanSarah MaresPenny LarcombeSarah CherianShanti RamanRaghu LingamKaren Zwi
Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2022)
This study highlights the almost universal physical and mental health difficulties in a sample of CYP who experienced forced migration and were subjected to Australia's offshore immigration detention policy. Immigration detention in recipient countries, a known adverse childhood experience, may contribute to or exacerbate harmful outcomes in CYP seeking asylum.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • cross sectional
  • mental illness
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • emergency department
  • risk assessment
  • climate change