Refugees, the asylum system and mental healthcare in Ireland

Refugees, the asylum system and mental healthcare in Ireland

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The number of people seeking refugee status in Ireland is increasing year on year and the burden of mental illness experienced by refugees and asylum seekers is high.The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland A CASE STUDY ON SONGWRITING IN MUSIC THERAPY has recommended the establishment of a number of specialist refugee mental health teams.In this paper we discuss “This is fine”: the impact of blowouts on subsequent game performance in the National Hockey League (NHL) the Irish asylum system, the Irish evidence regarding mental illness in this population, and current health service policy regarding refugee mental health.

We propose a model of specialist refugee mental healthcare delivery.