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The mental health challenges that refugees have to face

Around 80 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced.

They are often at heightened risk for certain mental health disorders.

Middle East Eye spoke to UNHCR Senior Mental Health Expert Peter Ventevogel, on the extent of the mental health struggles faced by refugees.
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