Resource: Country Condition Reports
Florida Center for Survivors of Torture and National Partnership for Community Training
Reports contain historical timelines, brief descriptions of common methods of torture, and synopses of current conditions and pertinent issues related to each country. Reports available for Somalia, Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iraq, and Syria.
Category Archives: Resources
Welcoming America TA Center
Resource: Tools to enhance and sustain resettlement work in local communities
Welcoming America, Fostering Community Engagement and Welcoming Communities Project
Welcoming America provides technical assistance to the nation’s refugee resettlement network by offering tools and support to promote a positive community climate and ensure successful integration of refugees.
Redesigned ORR website
Resource: U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement website
U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Visit the newly redesigned ORR website for resources and information including 2012/13 funding opportunities. View resources by state to find which programs are supported by ORR and funding levels for each program. Website also contains contact information for State Refugee Coordinators, State Health Coordinators, and ORR State Analysts.
Children’s Hospital Boston CRTR Website
Resource: Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience, Boston Children’s Hospital
New redesigned website contains many resources such as their Refugee Services Toolkit, prevention and intervention models, and a list of publications produced by the Center’s staff.
Refugees from Burma Health Profile
Resource: Refugees from Burma Health Profile
Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center and the Center for Applied Linguistics
Designed for health care professionals and others helping new refugee arrivals, this health profile provides basic information about refugees from Burma, their health experiences, and cultural beliefs that may influence their approach to health.
RHTAC ACA Briefs Translations
Resource: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Briefs in Refugee Languages
Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center
Inform refugees in your community about the ACA by utilizing RHTAC’s new briefs available in English, Arabic, Burmese, and Nepali. RHTAC’s briefs explain in an easy-to-understand way how the ACA increases health insurance access, improves health insurance quality, and provides more consumer protections.
Children’s Resilience Programme: Psychosocial Support In and Out of Schools
Resource: The Children’s Resilience Programme: Psychosocial Support In and Out of Schools
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies & Save the Children
Resource toolkit focuses on supporting the psychosocial needs of children in crisis and post-crisis situations.
Multilingual Child Health Factsheets
Resource: Kids Health Factsheets
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales
Multilingual fact sheets on childhood health and medical conditions available in refugee languages such as Arabic and Nepali. Scroll down to “Translations” section.
Community Training Toolkit: Survivors of Torture
Resource: Community Training Toolkit
National Partnership for Community Training
A quick reference guide for communities and providers working with refugees and asylum seekers who were victims of torture.
HHS ACA Materials for Various Audiences
Resource: Affordable Care Act Brochures & Educational Presentations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Affordable Care Act presentations, brochures, and factsheets tailored for various audiences such as women, families, seniors, small businesses, and health care providers.