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10 March 2021

National Audit Office criticises refugee trauma information

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The National Audit Office of the Danish Parliament has issued a new note, following up on a report from 2018 on the treatment of refugee trauma in the public system.

The report found it unsatisfactory that the Ministry of Immigration and Integration did not ensure sufficient collaboration on finding and treating traumatised refugees, and that the ministry did not ensure that relevant information on a refugee individual's health is transferred with them as they move from asylum centre to municipality. This lack of systematic exchange of relevant information between the authorities is obstructing the efficient tracking and adequate treatment of traumatised refugees, in turn hindering their integration and employment processes.

The recent note, issued in March 2021, examines the improvements made after the 2018 report. A survey and a questionnaire was carried out in 2020 to further determine the situation of individuals, and the waiting time for private treatment offers has been reduced. However, some of the issues have not been solved satisfactorily, including the following:

  • The municipalities do not assess the need for a health examination for around one third of newly arrived refugees;
  • Another third of newly arrived refugees are not offered a health examination, even though information from the asylum centres indicates its necessity.

Find the note attached below, or read it online here.

Rigsrevisionens notat om beretning om forløbet for flygtninge med traumer
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Rigsrevisionen
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Denmark
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Michala Clante Bendixen
Country Coordinator

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