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Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Refugees—A Regional Network-Based Approach in Middle Hesse Germany

by
Bernd Hanewald
1,*,
Michael Knipper
2,
Janneke Daub
3,
Saskia Ebert
3,
Christina Bogdanski
4,
Laura Hinder
5,
Mila Hall
1,
Daniel Berthold
6 and
Markus Stingl
1
1
Center for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
2
Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
3
Refugee Law Clinic Giessen, Public and European Law at the University of Giessen Law School, 35394 Giessen, Germany
4
Center for Psychosocial Counselling, 35390 Giessen, Germany
5
Research Network on Migration and Human Rights, Public and European Law at the University of Giessen Law School, 35394 Giessen, Germany
6
Department for Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
*
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(20), 13436; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013436
Submission received: 15 September 2022 / Revised: 14 October 2022 / Accepted: 15 October 2022 / Published: 18 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Forced Migrants’ Mental Health: Challenges, Practices and Intervention)
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Abstract

Refugees constitute a vulnerable group with an increased risk of developing trauma-related disorders. From a clinician’s integrative perspective, navigating the detrimental impact of the social, economic, structural, and political factors on the mental health of refugees is a daily experience. Therefore, a collective effort must be made to reduce health inequities. The authors developed a treatment concept which provides broader care structures within a scientific practitioner’s approach. The resulting “Trauma Network” addresses the structural challenges for refugees in Middle Hesse. Accompanying research provided a sound basis for further discussions with policy-makers to improve the situation for refugees in the short- and long-term.
Keywords: refugees; trauma network; human rights; syndemic care; trauma refugees; trauma network; human rights; syndemic care; trauma

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Hanewald, B.; Knipper, M.; Daub, J.; Ebert, S.; Bogdanski, C.; Hinder, L.; Hall, M.; Berthold, D.; Stingl, M. Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Refugees—A Regional Network-Based Approach in Middle Hesse Germany. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013436

AMA Style

Hanewald B, Knipper M, Daub J, Ebert S, Bogdanski C, Hinder L, Hall M, Berthold D, Stingl M. Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Refugees—A Regional Network-Based Approach in Middle Hesse Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(20):13436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013436

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Hanewald, Bernd, Michael Knipper, Janneke Daub, Saskia Ebert, Christina Bogdanski, Laura Hinder, Mila Hall, Daniel Berthold, and Markus Stingl. 2022. "Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Refugees—A Regional Network-Based Approach in Middle Hesse Germany" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20: 13436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013436

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Hanewald, B., Knipper, M., Daub, J., Ebert, S., Bogdanski, C., Hinder, L., Hall, M., Berthold, D., & Stingl, M. (2022). Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Refugees—A Regional Network-Based Approach in Middle Hesse Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013436

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