Position Statement 46: The provision of mental health services for asylum seekers and refugees

Research library / Framework / guideline

Written by

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)

Year

2024

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

The psychiatry college’s position on mental health care for people seeking asylum and refugees. It calls for an end to immigration detention and for care equal to that of the general population, noting very high rates of self-harm among detained children.

Topics

• Policy and systems
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Trauma

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