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This conference will focus on the highly relevant and complex area of improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. By attending this conference, you will gain valuable insights from leading professionals who will share best practice examples of how health services can enhance support for displaced individuals facing barriers to accessing mental health care.
“Asylum seekers and refugees are at particular risk of mental health problems. These may develop because of their experiences in their countries of origin, during their journeys, or after they arrive in the UK.”
Mental Health Foundation, February 2024
“Women who have been forced to flee war and persecution can experience acute anxiety, stress and psychological turmoil. They need specialist mental health support that responds to both their cultural and individual circumstances.”
Refugee Council, February 2024
“Effective integration into communities is central to the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees. While we know that the process of integration is complex and gradual, working across legal, economic, and social and cultural dimensions, a better understanding is needed on what makes it successful on the ground.”
Professor Hanna Kienzier, Professor of Global Health, King’s College London, July 2024
Explore effective mental health interventions for asylum seekers who have experienced trauma and discover how services can adopt a holistic approach to treatment, prioritising comprehensive and compassionate care.
Attending this conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve mental health support for refugees and asylum seekers
Reflect on the lived experience of a refugee to this country
Understand the national context
Understand the vulnerabilities that lead to mental health issues in refugees and asylum seekers
Examine how to set up holistic services that meet the mental health needs of refugees and asylum seekers
Learn from the experiences of the Red Cross and Doctors of the World in delivering Multitiered and comprehensive MHPSS Systems & Psychological First Aid
Hear how you can support the effective integration of refugees into the education system
Improve your skills in working with asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced trauma
Develop strategies for providing peer and community support
Understand the role of specialist interventions such as trauma focused CBT
Working with victims of human trafficking
Improve practice in building resilience and improving care of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
