Mental health in migrant families: Educational strategies for support from social work

Salud mental en familias migrantes: estrategias educativas para obtener apoyo del trabajo social

Resumen

Introduction: Mental health is crucial to the well-being of migrants, who face loss of support and job insecurity. This has led to an increase in demand for mental health services in Córdoba, related to family breakdown and unemployment. Objective: To analyse educational strategies formulated from social work aimed at psychosocial support in promoting mental health in migrant families, oriented towards identifying factors associated with psychosocial adaptation in contexts of human mobility. Methodology: Pragmatic paradigm under the mixed method, as it integrates quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitatively, 40 migrant families from San José de Cúcuta (Norte de Santander), Robledo (Antioquia), Montería (Córdoba), and Tierralta (Córdoba) were surveyed using a 36-item questionnaire. At the same time, in the qualitative analysis, 10 documents were analysed based on the categories (a) Mental health in migrant families, (b) Educational strategies for support from social work, which enabled the data to be analysed.