Fazel Mina, Garcia Jo, Stein Alan
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK
Social Science Research Unit, London University Institute of Education, UK.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2016 Jul;21(3):368-80. doi: 10.1177/1359104516631606. Epub 2016 Feb 22.
Access to needed mental health services can be particularly difficult for newly arrived refugee and asylum-seeking adolescents, although many attend school. This study examined young refugees' impressions and experience of mental health services integrated within the school system. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 adolescent refugees discharged by three school-based mental health services across the United Kingdom. Two-thirds preferred to be seen at school. Rumination and worry about insecurity in the asylum process had a negative impact particularly on the adolescents' social functioning and ability to focus at school. The important role played by teachers in supporting and mediating contact with mental health services was valued by those interviewed. The study confirms that schools offer an important location for mental health services for adolescent refugees and provide an important portal for integration of services.
对于新抵达的难民和寻求庇护的青少年来说，获得所需的心理健康服务可能特别困难，尽管许多人都在上学。本研究调查了年轻难民对学校系统中综合心理健康服务的印象和体验。对英国三个校内心理健康服务机构接诊的40名青少年难民进行了半结构化访谈。三分之二的人更喜欢在学校接受治疗。对庇护过程中不安全因素的反复思考和担忧尤其对青少年的社交功能和在学校集中注意力的能力产生了负面影响。接受采访的人重视教师在支持和协调与心理健康服务机构联系方面所发挥的重要作用。该研究证实，学校为青少年难民提供心理健康服务提供了一个重要场所，并为服务整合提供了一个重要入口。
