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Mental health and migration experience
Information for refugee and migrant men.
Migrating to and settling in a new country can present challenges, including:
- learning a new language
- adapting to a different culture
- learning key services like public transport, education and healthcare
- finding a job or seeking financial support
- connecting with friends, family and community.
Uncertainty on your migration status brings its own risk of developing a mental illness. Isolation, waiting for a visa application to be processed, going to interviews, and uncertainty regarding the outcome of your application can be very stressful for people in this situation and those around them. Some people become consumed by their thoughts on what the future holds for them.
- Organisation:
- The Social Policy Group
- Topic:
- Migrants and refugees, Mental health
- Target audience:
- Men, New arrivals
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- February 2024
- Last reviewed:
- February 2025
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