MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY AND THE WELLBEING OF THE REFUGEES
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2024-10-05
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Uganda Christian University
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The study examined Mental health service delivery and the wellbeing of the refugees a case study of Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Egge village, Dzaipi sub county, Adjumani district. Specifically, the study identified specific aspects that may determine the availability, accessibility and reliability of mental health services to the refugees. The study used a sample size of 50 people and descriptive survey research design was used. Questionnaires were employed to draw information from both the refugees and the local leaders while interview guide was used to gather data from mental health service providers. The data collected was analysed using a descriptive statistics like frequencies, means and standard deviation. The qualitative data was summarized using themes and categories derived from the responses.
The analysis of the result indicated that there are available mental health services however it is not able to meet the mental health needs of the refugees due to poor quality of mental health services offered, socio cultural and stigma associated to accessing mental health services, language barriers and organization’s policies, funding and culture differs across mental health service providers including inconsistency in the screening and assessment of mental health across the various zones within the settlement.
Basing on the findings, the study recommended that there is need to address stigma and socio-cultural barriers to accessing mental health services, more ample training should be provided to community-based leaders such as para counsellors to bridge the mental health gap like language barrier and ensure continuity of services even in the absence of external service providers. The government should also work hand in hand with other organizations to ensure uniform methods and culture in the management of mental health and quality service delivery.