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Trauma, cultural identity and integration: A psycho-social approach to investigating the mental health of refugees in Australia
This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research,... Read More
Australian Red Cross x Portable: “I am a living question mark”
This post forms part of our series in showcasing abstracts of presentations featured at our annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference on refugee and forced migration research,... Read More
Psychosocial-Oncology and Adolescents and Young Adults
As a psychologist, researcher and lived experience with cancer, I am keen to develop a program of research in psychosocial-oncology and particular in the area... Read More
Extending a Collective Human Right to Address a Global Challenge: Self-determination for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons
Forced human displacement is one of the signal challenges of the twenty-first century. UNHCR has reported that, in 2017, 68.5 million people were forcibly displaced... Read More
“I should do work hard, day and night”: What can universities do to share the burden of ‘success’ with students from refugee backgrounds?
Written by: Evonne Irwin, Shelley Gower, Dr Sally Baker and Professor Jaya Dantas For people from refugee backgrounds, participating in education is a significant priority... Read More
How gardening can improve the mental health of refugees
After spending many years living in refugee camps, gardening can provide a safe space to establish identity, rebuild lives and attain happiness. A new study... Read More
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
Storytelling is innate to humans. For millennia, ever since cave paintings were used to record practices, storytelling in all its different forms and genres has... Read More
Trauma, mental health and the fast track assessment caseload
On 18 October 2015 police found 30-year-old Khodayar Amini dead in his car in Dandenong Victoria. Moments prior to taking his life, he made a... Read More
Australia and Refugees: Protection in Name Only?
As a party to the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (henceforth “the Refugee Convention”), Australia is obliged to refrain... Read More
The impact of detention on the social–emotional wellbeing of children seeking asylum
There is a remarkable convergence in the findings of published studies in identifying a consistent profile of risk factors for poor health and wellbeing outcomes for... Read More