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Communicate - multilingual appointment card

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Harp Mental Health and Well-being Resource - website for health professionals involved in assisting asylum seekers and refugees

The information on this site is constantly being updated. If you have any suggestions for inclusion or comments, please e-mail: sue.hearsum@harpweb.org.uk

Welcome. HARPWEB consists of three websites, each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. They are designed to enable you to easily access the wealth of information, practical tools, and articles that have been written by health care professionals, NGOs, academics and research bodies with expert knowledge of working with asylum seekers and refugees, both in the UK and other countries.
Explanations of the main areas of this site can be found on the left. The other two HARPWEB sites are:

Harp Mental Health and Well-being Resource is for health professionals involved in assisting asylum seekers and refugees.

Communicate - Multilingual and Multicultural Health Resources contains the Multilingual Appointment Card used by thousands of professionals in contact with asylum seekers and refugees.

All our sites continue to grow as we learn about the new research initiatives and resource materials that are currently being developed across the UK. Please help us to share these important developments by clicking the Site Suggestions link to inform us of what you are doing.

Latest Conferences & Training

Refugee Council: Safe from harm? Health and social care for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers. 01 November 2006, London 07 November 2006, York Restrictions on access and entitlements to health and social care can have a devastating impact on already vulnerable refugees who have come to the UK for protection. These conferences, convened by the Refugee Council with support from the Social Ca... full story...

'Inclusion and Exclusion 2007: Exploring the Messages for Policy and Practice of Research on Racism and Ethnicity'. The Race Equality Foundation (formerly the REU) and the SSRG (Social Services Research Group) are holding a third one-day conference on 'Inclusion and Exclusion 2007: Exploring the Messages for Policy and Practice of Research on Racism and Ethnicity' on Monday 29th January 2007 at the School for... full story...

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