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Rise in unsuitable accommodation for asylum seekers has damaging impact on mental health issues, report reveals
File photo dated 16/02/21 issued by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) of a wash room at Penally Camp in Wales
A RISE in unsuitable accommodation for asylum-seekers is making existing mental health problems worse and creating new ones, a charity has warned.
The damning report by the British Red Cross, published today, said its services are seeing a marked deterioration in the mental health of people living in the Home Office’s support system and a rise in “complex safeguarding concerns.”
The charity said that between January 2020 and February 2021, it has supported 400 individuals with suicidal thoughts or who attempted to take their lives.
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