Young Asylum Seekers In Scotland Under Stress, Royal College Of Psychiatrists
Racism, discrimination and the threat of deportation mean young asylum seekers and refugees in the UK are suffering from stress and mental ill health. Now psychiatrists, who have analysed the post-migration stresses facing young asylum seekers in Glasgow, believe changes in immigration policy would help improve the quality of their lives. Researchers interviewed 14 secondary school pupils living in Glasgow, which is the only Home Office dispersal area in Scotland.
