Navigating Integration and Emotional Distress During Vulnerable Stages of LifeVah Jevšnik, Mojca (Avtor) repatriationvulnerabilitiesintegrationSloveniaVenezuelaSlovenia has been repatriating persons of Slovenian descent and their immediate family members from poverty-stricken Venezuela since 2019. The article explores the innate, situational, and structural vulnerabilities of the repatriates, focusing in particular on the vulnerabilities affecting their well-being and leading to emotional distress. The vulnerabilities are examined through the lens of time, i.e., before, during, and after the acquisition of the status of a repatriate, and in the context of specific age-related integration challenges. The article shows that their preferred emotional support is provided by the close-knit community of Venezuelan repatriates with whom they share the same language, culture, and experience of repatriation and integration and by the Catholic church through mass, confession, and church gatherings.20242026-01-16 11:17:09Članek v reviji25337slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji