Leaving everything behind in one life and beginning another in a different country with different rules and laws, different education, healthy system, language system, and different culture requires a certain period of adjustment.

Some of the challenges faced by refugees from one country to another one are:

.finding affordable housing

.finding employment

.language and communication barriers

.racism and discrimination

.community attitudes

.impact of disrupted education on schooling

.learning English

.distance and lack of communication with families in the home country and/ or countries of asylum (particularly if/where the family remains in a conflict situation)

.ongoing mental health issues due to trauma, including survivor guilt

.financial difficulties

.visa insecurity (temporary visa holders)

.separation from family members; living in blended families

.changes in roles and status of family members.