Abstract
This contribution proposes an intervention methodology that provides improved access to and effectiveness of mental health care facilities in Brussels, Belgium, for children and their families with a refugee and migration background. Migration is a complex process that involves several potential risk factors, and referral to mental health facilities is often ineffective. Consequently, optimal developmental opportunities for refugee children are hampered. The intervention is underpinned by a broad-based contextual perspective that seeks to bring to the surface and tackles the many challenges faced by these families. It takes into account the unique developmental context of refugee children, as well as the interplay with broader systems.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child Behavior Disorders / ethnology
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Child Behavior Disorders / nursing
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Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
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Child, Preschool
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Cultural Competency
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Cultural Diversity
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Ethnopsychology / methods
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Ethnopsychology / organization & administration
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Female
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Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration*
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Humans
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Infant
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Interdisciplinary Communication
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Intersectoral Collaboration
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Learning Disabilities / ethnology
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Learning Disabilities / nursing
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Learning Disabilities / psychology
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Male
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Mental Disorders / ethnology*
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Mental Disorders / nursing*
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Mental Disorders / psychology
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Mental Health Services / organization & administration*
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Professional-Family Relations
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Refugees / psychology*
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Social Participation / psychology
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Social Values