International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 13 Issue 2

Investigating the diversity of Canada’s refugee population and its health implications: does one size fit all?

Bruce Newbold, Marie McKeary

Based on a case study in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the purpose of this paper is to explore the difficulties faced by local health care providers in the face of constantly…

Constructions of credibility in decisions concerning unaccompanied minors

Daniel Hedlund

The purpose of this paper is to explore the key credibility principles used by Migration Agency case-officers in Sweden. More specifically it analyses how they construct arguments…

The migration and institutional sheltering of children and adolescents in the Federal District, Brazil

Maria Aparecida Penso, Cláudia Cristina Fukuda, Liana Fortunato Costa, Luisa Villela

The purpose of this paper is to relate the phenomenon of migration to the Federal District (DF, Brazil), with the figures for institutional shelter of children and adolescents.

How migrants keep Italian families Italian: badanti and the private care of older people

Silvana Rugolotto, Alice Larotonda, Sjaak van der Geest

The purpose of this paper is to describe how migration affects the care of older people in Italy.

The effects of migration on family relationships: case studies

Julia Bucher-Maluschke, Maria de Fatima Gondim, Janari da Silva Pedroso

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impacts of internal migration on families, specifically on emotional bonds and mental health, and relate the process of change and life…

Religiosity and mental health among the immigrants in Brasília

Marta Helena de Freitas, Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos

The purpose of this paper is to address the relations between religiosity and mental health (MH) among the immigrants living in Brasília, as per the perceptions of MH service…

Language training and well-being for qualified migrants in Sweden

Lika Rodin, Andre Rodin, Susanne Brunke

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of “Korta Vägen” (The short cut), a targeted language program for qualified migrants in Sweden, in self-maintaining, well-being…

Social support needs of Sudanese and Zimbabwean refugee new parents in Canada

Miriam Stewart, Kaysi Eastlick Kushner, CindyLee Dennis, Michael Kariwo, Nicole Letourneau, Knox Makumbe, Edward Makwarimba, Edward Shizha

The purpose of this paper is to examine support needs of African refugee new parents in Canada, and identifies support preferences that may enhance the mental health of refugee…

“I am from nowhere”: identity and self-perceived health status of skilled immigrants employed in low-skilled service sector jobs

Rajendra Prasad Subedi, Mark Warren Rosenberg

The foreign-born skilled immigrant population is growing rapidly in Canada but finding a job that utilizes immigrants’ skills, knowledge and experience is challenging for them…

Potential benefits of pre-entry health assessment among labor migrants in the CIS context

Boris Sergeyev, Igor Kazanets

Influx of labor migrants into Russia makes it necessary to put TB prevention measures in place, both inside and outside of Russian borders. While inside Russia TB response is…

Health-related quality of life in Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Germany

Yuriy Nesterko, Michael Friedrich, Nadja Seidel, Heide Glaesmer

The purpose of this paper is to test a hypothesized structure of interrelations between pre-migration dispositional factors (cultural identity and optimism/pessimism) and…