International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 17 Issue 4

Living as immigrant in Germany: an analysis of civil society organizations leaders’ perspectives

Sabahattin Tekingündüz, Mualla Yılmaz, Hilal Altundal

Immigration is considered a stressful process that causes many problems such as social isolation, prejudice, unemployment, minority status and intergenerational tensions. This…

Same but different: meaning-making among refugee and non-refugee youths

Ragnhild Dybdahl, Torgeir Sørensen, Hans A. Hauge, Kjersti Røsvik, Lars Lien, Ketil Eide

There is substantial research on the experiences, needs and well-being of unaccompanied refugee adolescents, but less is known about existential aspects of their lives. The…

Life after trafficking: reintegration experiences of human trafficking survivors in Nigeria

Uwafiokun Idemudia, Nnenna Okoli, Mary Goitom, Sylvia Bawa

Reintegration programs have emerged as part of the regimes of care for survivors of human trafficking. However, empirical analysis of the reintegration outcomes for survivors…

The association of cultural and environmental factors with mental health among Asian immigrants

Jaehyun Kim, Andrew Mowen, Benjamin Hickerson, Alan Graefe, Melissa Bopp

During exposure to new cultures, immigrants face numerous life changes and challenges, which negatively affect mental health, yet environmental supports may address these…

The direct and indirect effects of parental trauma on child adjustment for resettled refugees in Australia

Behice Humeyra Kara, Jaimee Stuart

Understanding the effects trauma has on refugee parents and consequently, their children, is the first step in interrupting the intergenerational transmission of trauma. This…

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the Healthy Together program for immigrant and refugee families in Canada

Anne Huisken, Joan L. Bottorff, Catherine Nesmith

Healthy Together (HT) is an innovative family education program focused on bringing families together to promote physical activity and healthy eating. The HT program was…

The use of complementary and alternative medicine and pain relievers among refugees resettled in the USA

Naveen Rathi, Mu Pye, Kai Sin, Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt, Akiko Kamimura

The purpose of this study is to describe the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), pain reliever use and the expectations refugees have of physicians about their…

Characterizing the health experience of Tuvaluan migrants in Auckland, New Zealand

Jordan Paul Emont, Seipua O’Brien, Vili Nosa, Elizabeth Terry Toll, Roberta Goldman

It is predicted that increasing numbers of citizens of the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu will migrate to New Zealand in the coming decades due to the threat of climate change…