First, refugee children also have to adapt to living in an unfamiliar place with an unfamiliar culture (Fazel and Stein 367). Culture shock is a challenge for many people when traveling for pleasure, but for refugee children there is a drastic level of adjustment as not only are they coming from somewhere else where they knew the norms and language, but that is where the their story. Added to this is the reality that they may never be able to go back. Second, according to Beiser, “overty is one of the most powerful factors that put children's mental health at risk” (104). Refugee children generally arrive in the country where they seek asylum with nothing, so the likelihood of them living in poverty for at least some time is high, leading to an increased mental health risk