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Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants
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- A report titled ‘Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants: Risk and Protective Factors and Access to Care’ was brought out by WHO.
- The year 2021 had 258 million international migrants.
- By the end of 2021, the total number of forcibly displaced people was 89.3 million, of whom 53.2 million were internally displaced people, 27.1 million were refugees and 4.6 million were asylum seekers.
- One in five people (22.1 per cent) in conflict-affected areas may experience depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
- Behavioural disorders may be more common among younger refugee and migrant children significantly more severe in younger (6-14 years) compared with older (15-17 years) age groups.
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