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Our latest research has been conducted on fathering issues and needs within the Kurdish and Turkish communities. The research was funded by Home Office Family Policy Unit.

Fathers in Kurdish and Turkish Speaking Communities -Issues and Needs- by Derman for the well-being of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities- July 2001

This pilot project on "Fathers in Kurdish and Turkish Speaking Communities-Issues and Needs" was carried out as a result of a need identified by the work of health advocates, the mental health support worker and the parenting support worker of Derman.

The interviews were conducted with Turkish, Turkish Cypriot and Kurdish fathers as well as health and social care professionals dealing with them on their day to day problems. Included in our 16 interviewees there were 8 Kurdish, 6 Turkish and 2 Turkish Cypriots.

These numbers are roughly representative of the local community which in this research will be referred to as the "Kurdish / Turkish Communities". The Kurdish and Turkish components constitute the majority among the three (including Turkish Cypriot) subgroups concerned in Hackney.

Language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity with the British health and education systems are the main problems of these parents who, on the whole, are refugees and asylum seekers. Substantial numbers have very serious additional mental and social problems, mainly arising from their immigration status.

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