Devries KM, Mak JYT, García-Moreno C, Petzold M, Child JC, Falder G, Lim S, Bacchus LJ, Engell RE, Rosenfeld L, et al. 2013. Science. 2013-06-28 00:00:00;340:1527-1528.

Global estimates of modern slavery: Forced labour and forced marriage

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Child marriage

UNODC: Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related killing of women and girls 2018.

A review of U.S. health care institution protocols for the identification and treatment of victims of human trafficking.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Women on the run. First-Hand Accounts of Refugees Fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico

World Bank. Violence Against Women Resource Guide.

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women. Global Database on Violence Against Women

Gender-based violence experienced by women seeking asylum in the United States: A lifetime of multiple traumas inflicted by multiple perpetrators.

GENERAL ASYLUM RELATED

Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: the Role of Physicians.

McKenzie KC, Bauer J, Reynolds PP. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2018. doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4524-5

Assisting asylum seekers in a time of global forced displacement: Five clinical cases.

McKenzie KC, Thomas A. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2017;49(2017):37-41. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2017.04.007

Torture and its neurological sequelae.

Moreno A, Grodin MA. Spinal Cord. 2002;40(5):213-223. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3101284

Impact of Trauma and Torture on asylum seekers

Loutan L, Bollini P, Pampallona S, Bierens De Haan D, Gariazzo F. European Journal of Public Health. 1999;9:93-96.

Asylum seekers, violence and health: A systematic review of research in high-income host countries

Kalt A, Hossain M, Kiss L, Zimmerman C. American Journal of Public Health. 2013;103(3). doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301136

Torture and its sequel--a comparison between victims from six countries.

Moisander PA, Edston E. Forensic science international. 2003;137(2-3):133-140. Accessed January 2, 2017.

Asylum grant rates following medical evaluations of maltreatment among political asylum applicants in the United States.

Lustig SL, Kureshi S, Delucchi KL, Iacopino V, Morse SC. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2008;10(1):7-15. doi:10.1007/s10903-007-9056-8

The medico-legal assessment of asylum seeker victims in Italy.

Magli, F., Franceschetti, L., Maggioni, L., Muccino, E., Merelli, V., Cerutti, E., Marzagalia, M., Armocida, A., Kustermann, A., & Cattaneo, C. (2019). Torture Journal, 29(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v29i1.111067

Expert medico-legal reports: The relationship between levels of consistency and judicial outcomes in asylum seekers in the Netherlands.

Aarts, R., Wanrooij, L., Bloemen, E., & Smid, G. (2019). Torture Journal, 29(1), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v29i1.111205

An analytical approach to clinical forensic evaluations of asylum seekers: the Healthright International Human Rights Clinic.

Stadtmauer, G. J., Singer, E., & Metalios, E. (2010). Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 17(1), 41-45.

Central American victims of gang violence as asylum seekers: the role of the forensic expert.

De Jesus-Rentas G, Boehnlein J, Sparr L. 2010. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law.38:490-498.

Discrepancies in autobiographical memories—implications for the assessment of asylum seekers: repeated interviews study.

Herlihy, J., Scragg, P., & Turner, S. (2002). BMJ, 324(7333), 324-327.

GENERAL CARE CONSIDERATIONS

Examination for the late physical after effects of torture.

Forrest, D. M. (1999). Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 6(1), 4-13.

Evaluating asylum seekers/torture survivors in urban primary care: a collaborative approach at the Bronx Human Rights Clinic.

Asgary RG, Metalios EE, Smith CL, Paccione GA. 2006. Health Hum Rights.9:164-179. Epub 2007/02/03.

Caring and advocating for victims of torture.

Keller AS. Lancet. 2002;360(SUPPL. 1). doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11823-X

Asylum seekers and refugees in Britain: The health of survivors of torture and organised violence.

Burnett A. Bmj. 2001;322(7286):606-609. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7286.606

Barriers to Health Care Access among Refugee Asylum Seekers.

Asgary R, Segar N. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2011;22(2):506-522. doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0047

LGBTQI ASYLUM

Minority stress, social integration, and the mental health needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers in North America

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Guidance for Adjudicating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Refugee and Asylum Claims – Training Module.

Immigration Equality. Asylum Manual – Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. UNHCR’s Views on Asylum Claims based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity [Guidelines on the Internet]. Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

MENTAL HEALTH

The mental health needs of asylum seekers and refugees – challenges and solutions.

Sen P. British Journal of Psychiatry International. 2016;13(2):30-32.

Detained asylum seekers may be being re-traumatised.

Arnold FW (2007). BMJ 2007;334:916

Forensic Mental Health Professionals in the Immigration Process.

Prabhu M, Baranoski M. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2012;35(4):929-946. doi:10.1016/j.psc.2012.08.012

Assessing the efficacy and experience of in-person versus telephonic psychiatric evaluations for asylum seekers in the U.S

Mitchell Bayne, Lara Sokoloff, Rebecca Rinehart, Axel Epie, Leeza Hirt, Craig Katz. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112612. Epub 2019 Oct 11.

PEDIATRICS

Forensic Medical Evaluation of Children Seeking Asylum: A Guide for Pediatricians

Pediatr Ann. 2020 May 1;49(5):e215-e221. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20200421-01.

Documenting torture and ill-treatment of children and adolescents: Current practices and challenges

Mukamel MaC, Keren. 2019. Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture.29.

EVERY CHILD’S BIRTH RIGHT: Inequities and trends in birth registration

AAP Clinical Report: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Girls

Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in Girls

The Use of Age Assessment in the Context of Child Migration: Imprecise, Inaccurate, Inconclusive and Endangers Children’s Rights

PROVIDER EXPERIENCE

Self-reported Vicarious Trauma in Asylum Evaluators: A Preliminary Survey.

Mishori R, Mujawar I, Ravi N. 2014. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.16:1232-1237.

“Their Stories Have Changed My Life”: Clinicians’ Reflections on Their Experience with and Their Motivation to Conduct Asylum Evaluations

Mishori R, Hannaford A, Mujawar I, Ferdowsian H, Kureshi S. 2016. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.18:210-218.

Supporting Asylum Seekers: Clinician Experiences of Documenting Human Rights Violations Through Forensic Psychological Evaluation.

Baranowski KA, Moses MH, Sundri J. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2018:1-10. doi:10.1002/jts.22288