Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Committee on Mental Health

Mental Health Care for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Discussion

Ms Emilia Marchelewska:

I would say it is both. The current approach to the mental health strategy in Ireland is informed by research into the biological, psychological and social determinants of health. According to this research, for migrants and minorities in communities, social determinants of health are very significant, can cause further risk and can mediate the trauma such people encountered in the past.