"Better than having no evaluation done": a pilot project to conduct remote asylum evaluations for clients in a migrant encampment in Mexico

• Main Authors: Ranit Mishori (Author), Kathryn Hampton (Author), Hajar Habbach (Author), Elsa Raker (Author), Anjali Niyogi (Author), Dona Murphey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Asylum evaluations are highly specialized medico-legal encounters to collect physical or mental health evidence for use in immigration proceedings. Although the field of asylum medicine is growing, access to these evaluations is still inadequate, particularly for those in United...