The Mental Health of Refugee Children and Their Cultural Development.

Eisenbruch, Maurice

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ERIC Number: EJ378379

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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The Mental Health of Refugee Children and Their Cultural Development.

Eisenbruch, Maurice

International Migration Review, v22 n2 p282-300 Sum 1988

Argues that acculturation should be postponed while refugee children grieve the loss of their cultural background. Suggests school-based programs to assist adjustment. (FMW)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Cultural Education, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems, Mental Health Programs, Refugees, Urban Schools, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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