#97 Addressing mental health needs in refugees
With Dr Bert Nanninga
We have seen the number of forcefully displaced peoples around the world increasing by the year this century. The recent images of refugees in the Ukraine war are heartbreaking and are alerting the world that evil is a painful reality in our so called global village.
As Christians we are supposed to act as good neighbours to those in need and accommodate strangers, providing for a safe place and proper care, as disciples of the Good Samaritan.
In such acute changes and losses too often personal resilience and coping mechanisms fail to overcome the overwhelming traumatic stress, whether on short term or in the times to come. In this Webinar the pain of forced migration and efficient approaches will be highlighted.
Further resources:
- Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
- IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
- Stevan Hobfoll - Resource caravans and resource caravan passageways: a new paradigm for trauma responding. Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Areas, 2014
- Salman Akhter - Immigration and Acculturation: Mourning, Adaptation and the Next Generation, 2011
Dr Bert Nanninga
Dr Bert Nanninga is a transcultural psychiatrist specialized in psychotrauma and migration. As a former long term tropical practitioner, he now works with refugees and migrants with mental health problems in The Netherlands.
