Mental healthcare for asylum-seekers and refugees residing in the United Kingdom: a scoping review of policies, barriers, and enablers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2011, a large influx of asylum-seekers and refugees has put pressure on the UK's under-resourced national health services and mental health services. Asylum-seekers and refugees (ASR) may experience traumatic events pre-departure, life-threating circumstances on their journeys, and difficulties integrating into host countries related to immigration policies, social isolation, poor living conditions, and unemployment, all of which can significantly affect their mental health. This topic is increasingly important due to the numbers of people seeking asylum and growing concern for their mental health on resettlement. This study examined UK-wide policies and guidance, healthcare practices, barriers, and enablers of mental healthcare for ASR residing in the UK.

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SUBMITTER: Pollard T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8201739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature