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Mental health of immigrant children: a new challenge for child and adolescent psychiatry services in Ireland
- Authors:
- SKOKAUSKAS Norbert, CLARKE Dermot
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 15(3), July 2009, pp.227-233.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Ethnically, Ireland has diversified greatly over the past few years. Immigration is one of the one of the most stressful events a child can undergo; it involves profound changes, including a disruption of well-established relationships and acculturation. Since the long-established and dominant pattern for years had been emigration, Ireland is poorly equipped to meet mental health needs of immigrant children.