Exploring Mental Health Screening Feasibility and Training of Refugee Health Coordinators

Forty-four refugee health coordinators responded to a subset of questions from a 28-item, national survey exploring the mental health training of refugee health coordinators and the feasibility of refugee mental health screening. Most participants reported that it would be possible to administer a b...

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Published inJournal of immigrant & refugee studies Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 80 - 102
Main Authors Shannon, Patricia, McCleary, Jennifer, Wieling, Elizabeth, Im, Hyojin, Becher, Emily, O'Fallon, Ann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.01.2015
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Depression
Mental health
Mental health screening
mental health training
Mental illness
Mental stress
refugee health coordinators
refugee mental health
refugee public health screening
Refugees
Surveys
Training
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Summary:Forty-four refugee health coordinators responded to a subset of questions from a 28-item, national survey exploring the mental health training of refugee health coordinators and the feasibility of refugee mental health screening. Most participants reported that it would be possible to administer a brief mental health screen; however, only half had received any mental health training. A minority of participants identified symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or major depression as their top concerns related to refugee mental health. The majority requested training on the mental health needs of arriving refugees. Training participation was associated with screening and positive referral outcomes.
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ISSN:1556-2948
1556-2956
DOI:10.1080/15562948.2014.894170