TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Promoting mental health and preventing mental health problems in child and adolescent refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review on psychosocial interventions
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Della Rocca, Bianca
A1  - Bello, Rosaria
A1  - Carbone, Marco
A1  - Pezzella, Pasquale
A1  - Toni, Claudia
A1  - Sampogna, Gaia
A1  - Tarsitani, Lorenzo
A1  - Luciano, Mario
A1  - Fiorillo, Andrea
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: According to the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), children and adolescents represent 41% of all forcibly displaced individuals. They have to deal with conflicts, violence, and the many difficulties of flight and resettlement during a critical stage of their emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development. They are more likely to experience mental health problems during migration. Despite the several known risk factors, it is frequently challenging for refugees and asylum seekers to get mental health care. In this paper we review available studies on interventions aimed at promoting mental health and at preventing common mental disorders in immigrant adolescents and children. <br><br>METHODS: The relevant PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO and Web of Science databases were searched for papers published until March 21, 2023, using ("immigrants" OR "migration" OR "asylum seekers" OR "refugees") AND ("promotion" OR "prevention") AND ("mental health" OR "mental disorders" OR "psych*") AND ("children" OR "adolescents" OR "young adults") as search string. Fourteen articles qualified for the detailed review. <br><br>RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The majority of available interventions, although highly heterogeneous in format and content, showed significant improvement in several psychopathological dimensions, including trauma-related symptoms, psychological stress, anxiety, depressive and cognitive symptoms. Available studies on interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health in refugees and asylum seekers children and adolescents indicate that provided interventions were associated with a global improvement for participants. Implementation strategies to improve their scalability are highly needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00207640231214964
ID  - ref1
ER  -