The Violence of Uncertainty — Undermining Immigrant and Refugee Health

The Violence of Uncertainty — Undermining Immigrant and Refugee Health

Immigrants and refugees in the United States have long faced structural violence due to unequal health care access. Now they’re being subjected to “the violence of uncertainty,” enacted through systematic instability that exacerbates inequality and generates fear.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2018-09, Vol.379 (10), p.904-905
Hauptverfasser: Grace, Breanne L, Bais, Rajeev, Roth, Benjamin J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aggression
Deportation
Families & family life
Fear & phobias
Foster care
Hate crimes
Health care access
Immigrants
Immigration policy
Mental health
Noncitizens
Parents & parenting
Refugees
Violence
Xenophobia
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Zusammenfassung:Immigrants and refugees in the United States have long faced structural violence due to unequal health care access. Now they’re being subjected to “the violence of uncertainty,” enacted through systematic instability that exacerbates inequality and generates fear.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1807424