title: An Intervention Supporting the Mental Health of Children with a Refugee Background.
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.
authors.affiliation: a Solentra vzw - University Hospital Brussels , Brussels , Belgium.
authors.forename: Geertrui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serneels
authors.affiliation: a Solentra vzw - University Hospital Brussels , Brussels , Belgium.|b Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Ixelles , Belgium.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villanueva O'Driscoll
authors.affiliation: a Solentra vzw - University Hospital Brussels , Brussels , Belgium.|b Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Ixelles , Belgium.
authors.forename: Lindita
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Imeraj
authors.affiliation: a Solentra vzw - University Hospital Brussels , Brussels , Belgium.
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanfraussen
authors.affiliation: a Solentra vzw - University Hospital Brussels , Brussels , Belgium.|b Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Ixelles , Belgium.
authors.forename: Annik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lampo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005008:Ethnopsychology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology; D012945:Social Values