TRAUMATIC EFFECTS OF REFUGEES IN THE EU
TRAUMATIC EFFECTS OF REFUGEES IN THE EU

Summary/Abstract: A refugee travels thousands of miles because he wants to escape from a country where there is war, where he might be tortured, and finally arrives in a place where he is somewhat safe but not welcome. What needs does this man have besides food and shelter? The need is to regain some humanity after all the experience he is going through. During the course of history, individuals have migrated from one place to another. People try to reach European shores for different reasons and by different routes. They seek legal ways, but also risk their lives, to escape political oppression, war, and poverty, as well as to reunite their families and in search of entrepreneurial opportunities, knowledge, and education. Each migrant has their own story. Misleading and clichéd scenarios often tend to focus only on certain types of migration flows, ignoring the inherent complexity of this phenomenon, which impacts society in many different ways and requires a diversity of responses. The immediate imperative is to protect people in need. We have all been shocked by the tragedy of the thousands of migrants who put their lives at risk to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

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