Mental health responses in countries hosting refugees from Ukraine

Abstract

The Ukrainian refugee crisis highlights the many issues associated with trauma, distress, mental and physical health, culturally competent assessments, and meaningful support and interventions. This crisis requires international support and a global response, as hosting countries have specific competencies and capacities. The authors hope that the groundswell of international concern over the crisis in Ukraine will lead not only to a comprehensive response to the needs of refugees from that country but also to a recognition of the needs of other asylum seekers and refugees and to our collective moral obligation to address those needs equitably.

Keywords

• Refugee
• asylum seeker
• migrant
• trauma and mental health
• humanitarian and moral obligations
• safety, social support, interventions
• cultural competence
• Ukraine refugee crisis
• global response
• adverse childhood experiences
• healthcare policy and policy makers