Human Touch 86 Refugee Mental Health

On this episode of the Human Touch, host Augustine Kanjia examines the mental and emotional strain that affects immigrants, refugees and their families, from leaving a troubled home country, adapting to new societal expectations and feeling financially responsible for themselves, their families in the US and those struggling abroad. They face disrespect and belittlement from the more culturally assimilated, which often comes from their children in their own struggle to fit in and can deeply impair family dynamics and self-esteem.