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Table 3 Overcoming barriers - frequencies of themes sorted by the number of countries from highest to

From: Mental health care for irregular migrants in Europe: Barriers and how they are overcome

Themes

14 countries 25 experts

Countries

NGOs as important players in mental health care for IMs (b)

14 countries 24 experts

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Treating IMs despite legal or administrative restrictions (a)

13 countries 20 experts

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom

Referrals arising from informal networks and committed professionals (f)

13 countries 19 experts

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Treating IMs despite costs not being reimbursed (c)

10 countries 14 experts

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom

Helping without an official mandate (d)

9 countries 11 experts

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

Consequences of mental health treatment for the legal status of IMs (e)

6 countries 7 experts

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, United Kingdom