Malte Behrendt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3838140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malte Behrendt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malte |
| FAMILY NAME | Behrendt |
| SIGNATURE | BEHRENDT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0810-8182 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trauma-informed peacebuilding
Despite increasing demand, training efforts in trauma-informed peacebuilding remain fragmented, unevenly distributed, and unevaluated. This review highlights the need for more accessible, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training initiatives. Recommendations are provided to guide future training development and inform policy and practice aimed at strengthening trauma-informed capacities in peacebuilding
Coping strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors shortly after arrival in Belgium
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group in an especially vulnerable situation with heightened psychological suffering due to both stressful life events and current daily stressors. Research has shown that certain coping strategies such as avoidance can be adaptive in the face of ongoing stress. We conceptualize social support as an essential coping resource that these strategies tap into. Since the interrelations between these factors are…
Loops of Violence(s) Within Europe’s Governance of Migration in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium
Studies have reported alarmingly high rates of traumatic experiences for refugee populations. While nearly all refugees experienced trauma in their country of origin, a vast majority of those seeking protection abroad also face (extreme) violence during their journeys and once in the country of destination. By concentrating on the migratory experiences of about 300 unaccompanied minors that we approached in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium, this…
The impact of daily stressors on unaccompanied young refugees’ mental health
189 UYRs from diverse backgrounds in Greece, Italy, and Belgium, and conducted two additional waves of interviews, accompanying them for approximately 2 years on their migratory and settlement trajectories throughout Europe. Data were analyzed via growth curve modeling. Results showed that both material and social stressors have a long-term negative effect on anxiety and depression symptoms, while stressful life events only have a significant eff…
Continuity and Social Support
Extending existing frameworks, this article examines continuities and disruptions in unaccompanied refugee minors’ social support networks, their mental health impact, and what these changes mean to the young people. Interviews with 35 URMs along their trajectories in Belgium and other European countries, at three measurement moments and over a period of two years, showed that family, peers and volunteers remained central sources of social suppor…
The development of an analytical framework to compare reception structures for unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe
The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child stipulates that unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are entitled to specific and adapted accommodation structures and care. Despite the general strive in EU policy to reach common standards for those reception structures, they still vary largely, resulting in unequal treatment and care conditions. In this article, we aim to build an analytical framework, based on central features of concrete reception p…
Coping strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors shortly after arrival in Belgium
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group in an especially vulnerable situation with heightened psychological suffering due to both stressful life events and current daily stressors. Research has shown that certain coping strategies such as avoidance can be adaptive in the face of ongoing stress. We conceptualize social support as an essential coping resource that these strategies tap into. Since the interrelations between these factors are…
The development of an analytical framework to compare reception structures for unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe
The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child stipulates that unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are entitled to specific and adapted accommodation structures and care. Despite the general strive in EU policy to reach common standards for those reception structures, they still vary largely, resulting in unequal treatment and care conditions. In this article, we aim to build an analytical framework, based on central features of concrete reception p…
Loops of Violence(s) Within Europe’s Governance of Migration in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium
Studies have reported alarmingly high rates of traumatic experiences for refugee populations. While nearly all refugees experienced trauma in their country of origin, a vast majority of those seeking protection abroad also face (extreme) violence during their journeys and once in the country of destination. By concentrating on the migratory experiences of about 300 unaccompanied minors that we approached in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium, this…
Continuity and Social Support
Extending existing frameworks, this article examines continuities and disruptions in unaccompanied refugee minors’ social support networks, their mental health impact, and what these changes mean to the young people. Interviews with 35 URMs along their trajectories in Belgium and other European countries, at three measurement moments and over a period of two years, showed that family, peers and volunteers remained central sources of social suppor…
The development of an analytical framework to compare reception structures for unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe
The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child stipulates that unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are entitled to specific and adapted accommodation structures and care. Despite the general strive in EU policy to reach common standards for those reception structures, they still vary largely, resulting in unequal treatment and care conditions. In this article, we aim to build an analytical framework, based on central features of concrete reception p…
Loops of Violence(s) Within Europe’s Governance of Migration in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium
Studies have reported alarmingly high rates of traumatic experiences for refugee populations. While nearly all refugees experienced trauma in their country of origin, a vast majority of those seeking protection abroad also face (extreme) violence during their journeys and once in the country of destination. By concentrating on the migratory experiences of about 300 unaccompanied minors that we approached in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium, this…
The impact of daily stressors on unaccompanied young refugees’ mental health
189 UYRs from diverse backgrounds in Greece, Italy, and Belgium, and conducted two additional waves of interviews, accompanying them for approximately 2 years on their migratory and settlement trajectories throughout Europe. Data were analyzed via growth curve modeling. Results showed that both material and social stressors have a long-term negative effect on anxiety and depression symptoms, while stressful life events only have a significant eff…
Continuity and Social Support
Extending existing frameworks, this article examines continuities and disruptions in unaccompanied refugee minors’ social support networks, their mental health impact, and what these changes mean to the young people. Interviews with 35 URMs along their trajectories in Belgium and other European countries, at three measurement moments and over a period of two years, showed that family, peers and volunteers remained central sources of social suppor…
Coping strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors shortly after arrival in Belgium
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group in an especially vulnerable situation with heightened psychological suffering due to both stressful life events and current daily stressors. Research has shown that certain coping strategies such as avoidance can be adaptive in the face of ongoing stress. We conceptualize social support as an essential coping resource that these strategies tap into. Since the interrelations between these factors are…
Trauma-informed peacebuilding
Despite increasing demand, training efforts in trauma-informed peacebuilding remain fragmented, unevenly distributed, and unevaluated. This review highlights the need for more accessible, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training initiatives. Recommendations are provided to guide future training development and inform policy and practice aimed at strengthening trauma-informed capacities in peacebuilding
Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works)