Access to research : Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health
Academic Institutions The Harvard Programme in Refugee Trauma focuses on the health and mental health care of traumatized refugees and civilians in areas of conflict/post-conflict and natural disasters The Franèois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights - he first academic center to focus exclusively on health and human rights. Journal articles are available online at no cost. The Center for Refugee and Disaster Response (CRDR) builds capacity to meet the needs of refugees, displaced persons, and persons affected by natural and manmade disasters. The Refugee Health Research Centre (RHRC) promotes the health and well-being of refugee communities through applied and foundation research, teaching, continuing education and professional development. Attached to La Trobe is the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. The Centre for Refugee Studies is a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers concerned about refugee and forced migration issues. We have ties to researchers and research centres around the world. We produce Refuge, a leading journal on research on refugee issues. Research Centres Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN) a national collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylum seekers.. European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is a pan-European network of 65 refugee-assisting non-governmental organisations that promotes a humane and generous European asylum policy. The International Centre for Migration and Health a Swiss-based non-profit institution that was established in 1995. Its mandate is to work on research, training and policy advocacy in all areas related to migration and health The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) IS a network of 12 public health observatories (PHOs) working across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. London and the North East lead on international health, health inequalities and minority health issues Correlation - European Network Social Inlcusion and Health. The Correlation network will link different initiatives, it will not focus on groups or particular situations, but on the overriding element: marginalisation and exclusion. The overall goal of the project is simple as well as complex: improve the access to services. Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK (ICAR) is an independent information and research organisation based in the School of Social Sciences at City University in London. ICAR encourages understanding, public debate and policy-making about asylum and refugees in the UK. Researching Asylum In London is an independent database of research on refugee and asylum issues relevant to London. The aim of this project is to make research more accessible to service providers and policy-makers working in the field. The database contains summaries of research and the aims, methodology, key findings, conclusions and recommendations are easily identifiable. Migration Policy Institute provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. |
