The mental distress experienced by refugees and asylum seekers is often considerable due to the extreme and often lengthy disruptions to their lives.
The Diverse Minds team are working with refugee communities and health providers across England and Wales, in order to improve access to appropriate mental health support for all refugee and asylum seeker communities.
A civilised society: Mental health provision for refugees and asylum-seekers in England and Wales - Mind's research into the services available to refugees and asylum seekers, with recommendations of how to improve them.
Improving mental health support for refugee communities - an advocacy approach - Mind worked with Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) to examine the role they play in refugee and asylum seeker mental health.