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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2018

01-04-2018 | Original Paper

Evaluating a Mental Health Program for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Authors: Nasser Yassin, Asma A. Taha, Zeina Ghantous, Mia Malda Atoui, Fabio Forgione

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Medecins sans Frontière, an international non-governmental organization, initiated a mental health program for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. To evaluate the impact of the program after its completion, focus groups were conducted with three target groups: (1) patients, (2) staff, and (3) local community stakeholders. Participants voiced overall satisfaction with the program. The program provided easy access, good quality care, decreased stigma, as perceived by participants, and revealed a sense of community contentedness. In addition, several short-term outcomes were achieved, such as increasing the numbers of patients visiting the center/ receiving mental health treatment. However, lack of planning for sustainability and proper procedures for hand-over of the program constituted a major downfall. Program discontinuation posed ethical dilemmas, common in provisional interventions in underprivileged refugee communities.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluating a Mental Health Program for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Authors
Nasser Yassin
Asma A. Taha
Zeina Ghantous
Mia Malda Atoui
Fabio Forgione
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0657-6

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