فنلندا: عدم كفاية الخدمات الصحية لاستيعاب اللاجئين من الأطفال

كشفت دراسة حديثة صادرة عن معهد "شمّاسة هلسنكي" الفنلندي عن أن ثلث المصابين بالصدمات النفسية من اللاجئين دون الرابعة والعشرين الذين يفدون سنويًّا على البلاد - هم فقط الذين يلقون العلاج النفسي اللازم.

وأكدت الدراسة أن ضَعْف مستوى الخدمات الطبية والصحية العامة ناتج عن قلة المتخصصين المحترفين العاملين بالمؤسسات الطبية العامة، وطول قوائم الانتظار، إضافة إلى خشية اللاجئين من التحدث بشأن التجارب الصعبة التي تعرضوا لها.

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Few Young Refugees Receive Needed Treatment

One third of asylum seekers and refugees who arrive in Finland under the age of 24 are severely traumatised or exhibit visible symptoms of trauma.

Yet only one third of these people receive proper treatment in Finland, according to a study by the Helsinki Deaconess Institute.

Nearly 1,000 children or youth in need of treatment arrive in the country annually. Only one in three receives psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment. The main problems are long waiting lists and a lack of professional skills at care facilities. Trauma may also go unnoticed as children are often unwilling to talk about difficult experiences.

The study found that current public healthcare services are insufficient to deal with the treatment needs of young asylum seekers and refugee children. The institute is calling for better mental health training for those working at asylum seekers’ reception centres.

The Deaconess Institute, a privately-funded healthcare facility established in 1867, interviewed staff members working with young asylum seekers and refugees around Finland. The researchers also interviewed people representing asylum seekers and various healthcare organisations.