Detention harms even the strongest asylum seeker - Australia

Chris Engel 7/26/134:30 PM

"Even the most resilient asylum seekers who spend more than six months in detention risk mental illness, new research has found.

"The deterioration in mental health came despite detainees being reasonably well cared for with regard to basic needs such as food, shelter and safety, the large-scale study, commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) found.

"UNSW's Social Policy Research Centre led the study that involved interviews with nearly 350 immigration detention stakeholders, including detainees, management and staff in 11 detention facilities across Australia...."

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