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Riots 'led to a deterioration in asylum seekers' mental health'
The Guardian
|April 15, 2025
Last summer's riots, which took place after the murder of three girls at a Southport dance class, led to a deterioration in the mental health of asylum seekers, with many becoming fearful of walking down the street in case they were targeted by far-right protesters, according to a report.
The report from the Mental Health Foundation, published today, identified a decline in the mental health of asylum seekers as a result of the civil unrest and attacks on hotels compared with the state of their mental health when they published a similar report in February 2024.
Mark Rowland, the chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said: "One key development since our last report has been that the racist riots of summer 2024 had a terrible impact on the mental health of many people seeking asylum in UK.
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