Cultivating Health and Well-Being in Newcomer Communities Impacted by Forced Displacement
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 23 March 2026 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immigrant and refugee mental health; discrimination; intervention research; mental health equity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on approaches to cultivating mental health and psychological well-being amongst migrant communities, with a particular focus on those impacted by experiences of forced displacement (e.g., refugees, asylum seekers) and other forms of collective trauma. This Special Issue is interested in community-based (and community-led) approaches to wellness and submissions may include the following topics: (a) evaluations of community-led mental health promotion programs (e.g., peer support groups or mental health literacy campaigns); (b) the adaptation of existing evidence-based mental health interventions for use with newcomer communities; (c) research investigating the role of religious and ethno-cultural organizations in cultivating health and well-being amongst newcomer communities; (d) health services research with a focus on mental health promotion amongst newcomer communities; and (e) policy research investigating mental health drivers for newcomer communities. This Special Issue is focused on research investigating what promotes wellness, what strengthens migrant-receiving communities, and what improves local systems (e.g., health care or schools) to better cultivate the health and well-being of newcomers. The Special Issue does not focus on mental health disparities amongst newcomer communities as the primary subject matter. Submissions from the perspectives of social work, sociology, public health, psychology, psychiatry, education, and health economics are all welcome. Submissions from community-partnered organizations are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Joelle Taos Taknint
Dr. Fiona Thomas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mental health
- refugee
- immigrant
- forced displacement
- collective trauma
- well-being
- mental health promotion
- community based
- community led
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