Abstract
Determinants of Mental Illness Among Humanitarian Migrants; Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from the First Three Waves of a Large Cohort Study
Highlights
The number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has currently reached levels second only to the number shortly after World War II [1]
Our study considers three waves of data from the largest, nationally representative, prospective cohort study of refugees conducted to date (n = 2,399)
We show the predictors of mental illness in this cohort and examine the relationship of like-ethnic social support and mental illness
Summary
The number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has currently reached levels second only to the number shortly after World War II [1]. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there were 22.5 million refugees and 2.8 million asylum seekers worldwide at the end of 2016, equating to, on average, 20 people displaced from their homes every minute [1]. Australia’s humanitarian intake represents the third highest rate of UNHCR humanitarian resettlement worldwide, behind the United States and Canada, and is committed to a programme in 2018–2019 aiming to permanently resettle 18,750 humanitarian migrants [1, 2]. Individuals acquiring visas prior to arrival in Australia are considered as offshore humanitarian migrants and individuals acquiring visas after arriving in Australia as onshore humanitarian migrants [2]. The Australian offshore humanitarian migrant programme resettles individuals under a Permanent Protection visa. The Australian onshore humanitarian migrant programme resettles individuals under the “Refugee” or “Special Humanitarian Programme” visa categories [2]. As refugee numbers grow worldwide, understanding prevalence and determinants of mental illness in this population becomes increasingly important
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