EMN study on mapping mental health care policies for migrants with regular residence permits as well as beneficiaries of international protection. The study looks at access to health care and its provision. Furthermore, possible challenges and good practices in EU Member States and Norway are discussed.
EMN Inform | Migrant health care
Study: Mental health care for migrants
4 July 2022
EMN Inform: 'Mapping of mental health policies for migrants'
Research period – 1st quarter 2021-1st quarter 2022
Participating Countries – Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Denmark (DE), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Greece (EL), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Croatia (HR), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Malta (MT), The Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Spain (ES), Czech Republic (CZ), Sweden (SE); Norway (NO)
Content
- Overview of national policies and strategies that promote access to and improve the provision of mental health care for migrants in EU Member States and Norway, with a focus on specific measures for vulnerable groups.
- The study focuses on migrants with regular residence permits as well as beneficiaries of international protection.
Research questions
- What policies/strategies are in place in EU Member States and Norway when it comes to migrants' mental health?
- Which stakeholders are involved in the development and implementation of these policies?
- What are the main priorities of these policies?
- What are the main challenges faced by migrants and which challenges apply specifically to vulnerable migrants (including gender, age, disability, sexual orientation)?
- What measures do Member States consider to be good practices?
Publications EMN: 'Mapping of mental health policies for migrants'
- EMN Inform, 'Mapping of mental health policies for third-country national migrants', 4 July 2022
- EMN Press Release, 'Mapping of mental health policies for third-country national migrants', 4 July 2022
Publications EMN Nederland: 'Mental health care for migrants'
- News item (with summary), 'In most EU Member States, migrants experience difficulties in accessing mental health services', 5 July 2022
