SHAME AND DESPAIR Stigmatization has taken a psychological toll on stateless persons, whether at a personal or familial level. Findings show strong emotional factors impacting the mental health of stateless persons, but only a smaller proportion are open to psychological support. • A clear majority of stateless respondents (63%) point to the negative impact statelessness has on their family environment (58% among women), highlighting stress, shame and exploitation as major disruptions. • A large group of respondents also emphasize how emotionally draining their statelessness is, with 46% indicating a psychological impact because of their situation (48% among women). Sixteen percent of respondents preferred to elude the question, while 36% say there is no impact on that level (same ratio among women). • At the same time, 53% of respondents (56% among women) have no need nor concern for psychological support, thus uncovering the difficulty in approaching such an issue. • When presented with the option of emigration, the stateless are open to both staying and leaving (49% favoring to stay compared to 47% willing or considering to leave). Twenty five percent say they would consider escaping through illegal routes. Interestingly, the inclination toward emigration is greater among the Lebanese group (62%). 40% of stateless express a need for psychosocial support 64% of respondents say that statelessness has impacted their family environment 45% of respondents say that statelessness has impacted them emotionally 49% STRESS 25% SHAME 11% EXPLOITATION 26% DESPAIR 24% STRESS 22% EMOTIONAL FATIGUE 16% Do not know if it has impacted them emotionally © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.