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There is a dearth of research on violence against women and girls among refugees, particularly in their host countries. Therefore, informed by a feminist theoretical framework and semistructured interviews, this study explores violence against women focusing on Eritrean refugee women’s experiences in Britain. The findings suggest that Eritrean refugee women experience various types of violence, […]

Abstract Background:  The present study assessed the prevalence of and factor associated with suicidal ideations among adult Eritrean refugees in Tigray, Ethiopia. Methods:  A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 400 adult refugees living in the Mai-Aini refugee camp in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia from September 2019 to May 2020. The response variable was suicidal […]

This article is based on the report “Deaths of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People in the Care of, or Supported by, Local Authorities”, commissioned by Da’aro Youth Project and published in April 2026. The research draws on information collected from UK local authorities through Freedom of Information requests and covers deaths recorded between 2015 and 2024.Between […]

Coroner highlights possible increased suicide risk amongst young Eritrean refugeesThe Senior Coroner for Inner North London, Ms Mary Hassell, has directed the LondonBorough of Camden to alert other local authorities that there may be an increased risk ofsuicide amongst Eritrean young people who arrived in the UK as Unaccompanied AsylumSeeking Children (UASC). The Coroner gave […]

An Eritrean asylum seeker who killed himself shortly after his 18th birthday was worried about his application to remain in the UK and was traumatised by the recent suicide of a close friend, another Eritrean asylum seeker, an inquest has heard. The examination of the circumstances leading to the death of Alexander Tekle is the […]

After fleeing his native Eritrea as a child and living for years as a refugee, Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie hoped to make a life for himself in the UK. Aged 23, he was found dead at a mental health facility in Coventry, West Midlands, and is thought to have taken his own life. His death is […]

Eritrean refugees, particularly unaccompanied young people, face a disproportionately high risk of suicide while seeking asylum in the UK, with at least 31 suicides among young asylum seekers recorded between 2015 and 2025. A Da’aro Youth Project report highlights that Eritrean nationals make up over half of these deaths, often driven by trauma, mental health […]

Abstract In the last decades, millions of families worldwide have been forced to flee their homes and seek asylum elsewhere due to war, conflict, and persecution. Though these families are exposed to adverse circumstances, studies regarding mental health consequences to these families are scant. In the current study, we examined the mental health of asylum-seeking […]

Background In 2015, majority refugees arriving in Switzerland came from Eritrea. In their home-country or during their journey to Europe refugees experience psychological and physical stress. Such trauma may predispose refugees to mental health disorders. In this study Eritrean refugees who arrived <12 months ago in Switzerland are screened for mental health status and resilience. […]

Despite the extreme challenges, Ephraim’s story is not unique. Many other Eritreans have gone through similar ordeals. While experiences like these can surely cause physical problems, the mental health consequences are far more complex to identify and treat, and their impact can be devastating. In an effort to offer Eritrean refugees comprehensive health care, in […]