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	Podcast:		All In The Mind - ABC Radio National
	Episode:		Refugees, sport, and mental health
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:29:03
	Publish Date:		2019-11-09 19:30:00
	Description:		The trauma of war and displacement has a negative impact on the mental health of hundreds of thousands of refugees around the world. Australian researchers recently travelled to a large refugee camp in Bangladesh* where around 500,000 Rohingya people are living. The researchers found that sports and exercise programs make a huge difference to these refugees' physical and mental health, and to their well-being. *There are around 900,000 Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh
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