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Call to free vulnerable from offshore detention

(Medical Xpress)—High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia's offshore processing.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass DNA sampling convicts Dutchman of 1999 rape-murder

Mass DNA sampling led to the jailing Friday of a father-of-two for the shocking rape and murder of a teenaged girl in a rural part of the Netherlands 14 years ago.

Genetics created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Christmas Island detention centre sees spike in demand for mental health services

The "prison-like" immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island are not appropriate for asylum seekers, and there has been a rise in the demand for mental health services at the facility, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher presents case against child detention and family separation

A University of Huddersfield researcher attended an important event at the United Nations, Switzerland, to make the case for global policy changes so that children subject to immigration processes are never ...

Health created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0