Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Publication Title
Journal of Community Practice
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
153-173
Publisher Name
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
This study examines how U.S. refugee policy changes from 2014 to 2018 affected the emotional well-being of nonprofit service providers. Elements identified by participants as emotionally significant were funding cuts, the “bans”, the unpredictable nature of policy change, and most impactful, negative political rhetoric. Emotional wellbeing was negatively affected and included an increase in stress, anger, sadness, despair, depression, helplessness, frustration, and caution. Negative impacts were also felt with regard to professional identities and to relationships with family, friends, and strangers. Importantly, impact on emotional wellbeing differed by level of organization at which the participant worked and by organizational characteristics.
Recommended Citation
Wathen, M. V., Decker, P. L. F., & Weishar, C. N. (2021). The impact of U.S. refugee policy change & political rhetoric on nonprofit service providers’ emotional well-being. Journal of Community Practice, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2021.1935377
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Author Posting © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2021. This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in the Journal of Community Practice. Maria V. Wathen, Patrick L.F. Decker & Charity N. Weishar (2021) The impact of U.S. refugee policy change & political rhetoric on nonprofit service providers’ emotional well-being, Journal of Community Practice, 29(2), 153-173. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.