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An Examination of a Global Failure to Secure the Rights and Protect the Mental Health of Refugee Children
Hardeman, Brianna M. (Bri) Bolanos Zamora, Cinthya V. Hayden, Michalah M.
Hardeman, Brianna M. (Bri)
Bolanos Zamora, Cinthya V.
Hayden, Michalah M.
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URCAS, Student research, 2018 Spring, Class of 2020, Class of 2018, Class of 2019, Psychology, Department of
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We will be dealing with Article 22 of the UNCRC, which concerns the treatment of refugee
children, stating that both accompanied and unaccompanied refugee children should have
accommodations made for them that ensure their life and dignity, and alleviate their suffering as
much as possible. We will look at negative consequences of forced displacement and time spent
in detention centers including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, and PTSD, to name a few.
In this presentation, we attempt to show that some of the countries who have ratified the UNCRC
are not fully aiding the refugee children in alleviating their suffering. We will describe two
studies in detail. The first study, from the UK, documents via self-report the number of traumatic
events and symptoms of PTSD in refugee children. The second, from Denmark, documents the
effects of displacement on the mental health of the children. We will also be summarizing three
other studies further describing the effects of fleeing their countries. To end, we will be
presenting a list of recommendations both from the literature and from our point of view. We
will describe the Refugee Empowerment Program in Memphis which seeks to address these
concerns by offering resources, such as education, for refugee children and their families.
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Presentation by Bri Hardeman ('18), Cinthya Bolanos Zamora ('20), and Michalah Haydan ('19) delivered at the Rhodes College Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCAS).