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- Refugees experience heightened mental health issues due to trauma, yet many avoid seeking help due to stigma.
- The study focuses on second-generation Bosnian youth in St. Louis, highlighting their views on their parents’ mental health struggles.
- The findings reveal cultural stigma impacts both parents' understanding of mental health and the child-parent relationship, emphasizing the long-term effects of trauma within refugee families.
Article Abstract
Refugees are at an increased risk of mental health problems due to the multiple traumas experienced. Mental health help-seeking and utilization remains low among resettled refugees in the US, however, with stigma as a major barrier. The goal of this paper was to explore second-generation youth's perceptions of parents' mental health and perceived stigma. Data includes in-depth interviews with 62 Bosnian youth resettled in St. Louis. Results indicate that from the perspective of their children, first-generation refugee parents continue to face mental health challenges. The findings show that parents' and youth's understanding of mental health is tied to cultural stigma surrounding mental health. Additionally, intergenerational trauma might be affecting the child-parent relationship. As mass violence around the world continues and people are at continued risk of becoming refugees, this study contributes by advancing research on the long-term mental health and well-being of refugees and their children.
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