Mental Health Woes Plague Displaced Youth: Study Finds

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Mental health issues are "prevalent and troubling" among forcibly displaced children and young people, per scoping review which finds PTSD, anxiety and depression to be most common conditions.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000076

Article Title: Mental health issues of children and young people displaced by conflict: A scoping review

Author Countries: Nigeria, United States

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

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