Asylum Seekers with Care Needs Describe Losing Support 2018

Recognising and appropriately treating mental health problems among new immigrants and refugees in primary care poses a challenge because of differences in language and culture and because of specific stressors associated with migration and resettlement.

It is estimated that 244 million people (3.3% of the world's population) live outside their country of origin, of whom 65 million were forcibly displaced because of ongoing conflict and persecution—an all-time high for that figure.

This video from the Disabled People Against Cuts gives you some insight about the problem.

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