ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses socio-psychological factors and the influence of institutional support or opposition for refugee and asylum seekers. Some asylum seekers and children of refugees, young people and their families may also have special healthcare needs, specifically psychological needs, which must be addressed in order to prevent future serious mental health problems. The pain suffered by children throughout the world who are exposed to physical, mental, and emotional abuse and torture is immeasurable. Freedom from torture and inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment is: An absolute right. This right applies even during a war or in times of threats to national security. To provide the opportunity for children to develop resiliency and regain well-being in the aftermath of experiences of torture and violence perpetrated against them or their loved ones, intervention methods must be philosophically and anthropologically reoriented to adjust for cultural and linguistic differences as well as different phases in the child's life.
