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Hispanic immigrants living in the United States have been found to have higher levels of exposure to trauma and lower mental health service utilization than the general population. [1] [2] Those who met the criteria for asylum and experience trauma before migrating are vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. [2]
Immigration detainees commonly report anxiety, depression, and PTSD during and after detention. [2] Pre-detention stressors include exposure to torture, human trafficking, and other kinds of human rights violations, [4] already putting immigrants at risk for mental health issues. During detention, immigrants have to cope with the loss of ...
Edgar Vazquez, 22, of Houston, was brought to the United States from Mexico, by his parents when he was four years old. In high school, he was one of the first children of undocumented parents to ...
[77] [91] The Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic report indicated that most detainees were not informed of existing mental health services or how to file grievances. Many also expressed fear of being held in solitary confinement and thus did not express mental health concerns. [92]
In 2016, University of South Florida researcher Elizabeth Aranda was wrapping up a project on young adult immigrants. She had conducted interviews with troves of people, all willing to share their ...
This is a significant problem, especially for refugees with chronic and mental health conditions. [9] Unlike most of the immigrant population, refugee health is of particular concern because the conditions of their immigration include experiences that may negatively impact their physical or mental health. [11]
None of the immigration-related issues we face cut as deep for the future of America as our changing culture, which as Andrew Breitbard noted is upstream of politics and policy.
Immigration is associated with mental illness in Filipinos. Filipino immigrants take part in fewer mental health services than other Americans. Filipino Americans were once immigrants. [14] Filipinos are one of the largest groups of Asian-American immigrants. About 1.66 million Filipinos are immigrants. [15]