Welcome to the 21st WCP Virtual Congress Program Scheduling

Refugees, asylum seeker and immigrants across the world face social, psychological and economical challenges linked to their unsecure status, and there is evident that Covid-19 Pandemic acts as a burning glass and increases their burden and suffering. Findings highlight the need for mental health prevention strategies for populations at risk, who already were facing psychosocial adversities before quarantine or isolation including those with low income, lack of social networks, or mental health problems. People who are already facing psychosocial adversities before quarantine or isolation (including persons with low income, lack of social networks, or mental health problems) appear to be among those vulnerable groups at greatest risk for negative psychological outcomes of the pandemic. Refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants belong to vulnerable groups with a high risk for mental health problems associated with psychosocial adversities, such as social isolation, financial loss, inadequate supplies and information, stigma, and fear of infection. Most of them are living in very bad conditions in housings or camps, where they could not meet the basic measures of hygienic and the containment measures. Regardless, people who are quarantined or isolated are at increased risk of mental health problems, especially depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders and anger. In addition, they face many barriers to accessing health care and preventive measures. For these reasons, we will focus more on these vulnerable groups in this state of the art symposium of the TP-Section.