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Nov 2019
29m 3s

Refugees, sport, and mental health

ABC Radio
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The trauma of war and displacement has a negative impact on the mental health of hundreds of thousands of refugees around the world. Australian researchers recently travelled to a large refugee camp in Bangladesh* where around 500,000 Rohingya people are living. The researchers found that sports and exercise programs ... Show More
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