Conference Agenda

Purpose: Exploring the adaptation and acculturation experiences of Russian-speaking young people reporting non-suicidally self-injurious behaviour and mental health difficulties. In addition, the study aims to better understand their experiences of stress and coping strategies.
Method: Russian-speaking adolescent immigrants were included in the study in Hungary. Adolescents who had experienced at least one episode of nonsuicidal self-harm or mental difficulties were included. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, and interviews related to the experience of immigration were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Instruments: We used the Mini -International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, the Deliberate Self-Harm Questionnaire (DSHI), and interviews about the experience of immigration. The interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). We highlighted five interviews with adolescents who were identified as having at least one non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour and mental health difficulty.
Results: The adolescents' experiences were organised around six themes. Through the themes presented, the stressors associated with immigration and adolescents' coping strategies are visible.
Conclusion: From a mental health perspective, potentially stressful circumstances are embedded in an immigration context. Understanding them can be used for targeted culturally sensitive prevention.

Second generation immigrant youths are commonly oriented more to the culture of the country of migration than to the culture of their country of origin.In contrast to the main trend in the literature this was not found to be the case among the 20 participants in this phenomenological study of 18 year old transnationalist female high school graduates. The transnationalist disposition of the immigrant population from the Former Soviet Union, which means that the migrants are guided by two cultural codes, is at the root of this phenomenon.The enmeshed structure characteristic of Post-Soviet Jewish families took a serious toll on the participants' ability to adjust successfully to the receiving culture. Though these girls, born in Israel, have never set foot on Russian(term used at large) territory, the family ambience programmed them to prioritize the Russian way in all spheres of life.The paper examines how this tendency negatively affected their day to day interactions and life routine in the receiving society and chances for effective accomodation.

Roma people are often socioeconomically vulnerable due to exclusion and violence perpetrated by majority societies. A recent integrative review indicated a lack of studies about Roma mental health. To our knowledge, this is a first study exploring the topic with a Roma forced-displaced community. We aim to explore meanings, factors, and needs regarding mental health and forced displacement following perceptions of Roma currently in Hungary due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Descriptive qualitative method was applied following a reflexive thematic analysis approach. Nine individual semi-structured interviews were conducted by two non-Roma researchers in August 2024 in shelters accommodating Roma forced-displaced families. Interviews lasted around 30 minutes and were audio recorded to enable verbatim transcription. The interviews are in the transcription and analysis phase. Forced displacement consequences to mental health state were noted, such as: 1) feeling stressed and helpless due to the difficulties and uncertainties regarding accommodation, 2) feeling sadness and inferiority for being discriminated against in various contexts. Positive mental health state was related to family well-being and connection. Coping mechanisms included working, doing favorite activities, and talking to, being listened to, and being encouraged by significant people. Results can be informative for contexts supporting Roma and displaced people.

The earthquake on February 6, 2023, had devastating effects on Turkey (Dal Zilio & Ampuero, 2023). This study examines the collective trauma experiences of Turkish sojourners in Hungary following the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake. It focuses on how the participants perceived their situation before and after the disaster, and the emotional and psychological challenges they faced while living abroad. The study adopts an exploratory approach to understand how various factors shape their trauma experiences in the context of living in a foreign country.

Eighteen Turkish sojourners over the age of 18 residing in Hungary were recruited online, with demographic data collected via Qualtrics. Participants then took part in one-hour semi-structured interviews, discussing their experiences of the earthquake, their lives before and after the event. Ethical protocols were followed to ensure participant well-being, and all interviews were recorded with consent. Data analysis is being conducted using Atlas.ti, following a reflexive thematic analysis approach, grounded in the framework of Braun and Clarke (2006), and applying it as outlined by Byrne (2022) to explore the nuances of complex, lived experiences.

While the themes are still being refined, current findings highlight key areas, including Experiencing the Earthquake (with subthemes related to initial reactions, loss, and grief); Coping and Social Support (addressing strategies like emotional distancing, resilience, and communal coping); Media Exposure (encompassing concerns about increased media coverage, violent content, and misinformation); and Social Interactions and Cultural Challenges (examining reactions from Hungarians, international communities, and issues of empathy and cultural differences). This ongoing analysis aims to provide insights into the challenges faced by sojourners in post-disaster contexts and offer valuable implications for future support systems