| Expert
group: Hard to reach groups - migrants |
| Background
( description of the situation and the field the activity takes
place) |
Migrants
face different barriers in accessing health and social services.
In case of drug use, they are confronted with a double stigma.
Due to a lack of cultural sensitivity within the services, mistrust
among the group of drug users, communication problems (due to
the language barrier), a lack of awareness among drug services
for the specific needs of migrant drug users and the stigma
surrounding drug use within the own community the access services
fail to reach migrant drug users in an appropriate way very
often.
Experiences from the past years have shown that there is a lack
on information, research and service providing towards the specific
needs of migrant drug users. Mobile drug users within or from
outside the European Union face similar problems as the migrant
population (compare reports, articles and website AC Company). |
| Aims/Goals |
| To
improve the knowledge about the specific needs of particular
migrant groups, to identify models of good practice and to contribute
to research in this field, in order to bridge the gap between
the needs of migrant and mobile drug users and the services
of health and social agencies. |
| Objectives/activities |
- Map
and collect data and information on existing best practices
in reaching migrant and mobile drugusers.
-
Development of best practises in reaching migrant and mobile
drugusers
-
Support and advice towards service providers in approaching
and reaching mobile and/or migrant drug users
-
To investigate if models of good practise are applicable
for other target groups
|
| Methods |
- Map
and collect data and information
-
Develop, disseminate and analyse a questionnaire for service
providers, which work for mobile and/or migrant drug users
(by using relevant indicators)
-
Evaluation of different methods in working with migrant
and mobile drugusers
|
| Results/outputs |
- Manual
with models of best practice
-
Guidelines on implementation for service providers working
with migrant and mobile drugusers
|
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streams |
