This systematic review aims to establish estimates for the prevalence of mental illness in child and adolescent refugee populations. The review identified a limited number of high-quality studies measuring prevalence estimates of mental illness, despite the...
JDC Literature Review
Results for: Sweden
How the different policies and school systems affect the inclusion of Syrian refugee children in Sweden, Germany, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey
This article compares how Syrian refugee children are included, or not included, in the educational systems in two Northern European countries (Sweden and Germany), one South European country (Greece) and two neighboring countries of Syria (Turkey and Lebanon). These...
Unpacking Attitudes on Immigrants and Refugees: A Focus on Household Composition and News Media Consumption
This study examines how household composition, news media consumption, and trust in media are related to attitudes towards immigrants and refugees in Belgium, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands. Literature suggests that household members socialize one another and...
Integrating Refugee Doctors into Host Health-care Systems
This article identifies a number of obstacles faced by refugee doctors wishing to practice medicine in host countries, despite the significant contribution they can make in areas with doctor shortages and/or large immigrant or refugee populations. The authors describe...
Validating Highly Educated Refugees’ Qualifications
This article highlights initiatives in Sweden and Norway to streamline procedures for validating refugees’ qualifications. There are lengthy processes for validating foreign qualifications in Norway, Sweden and Germany, which prevent some highly educated refugees from...