Breaking the chains: understanding Somali mental health barriers and health inequalities.

[Deeq A.]

Somalis globally suffer from mental health problems at a higher rate - 1 in 3 - compared to the general population. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, Somali refugees and asylum seekers comprise one of the fastest growing populations seeking international amnesty (UNICEF, 2018). A study by Onyut et al. (2009) showed that 48.1% of Somali refugees had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Somalisdid not come as refugees to the UK until the 1980s but migration started as early as the late 1800s from British Protectorate Somaliland (Hammond, 2013).

Source: Hiiraan Online