Training: Archived Webinar: Tools and Strategies for Refugee Mental Health Screening: Introducing the RHS-15
Presented by: Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC)
Audience: health care providers, resettlement organizations, public health professionals
Physicians and nurses can receive CECs through Baystate Health by viewing the webinar recording of Dr. Michael Hollifield’s presentation on refugee mental health screening.
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In the Literature: Migration, Social Mobility and Common Mental Disorders: Critical review of the literature and meta-analysis. Das-Munshi J, Leavey G, Stansfeld SA, Prince MJ. (2012). Ethnicity & Health.
In the Literature: Psychological Symptoms as Long-Term Consequences of War Experiences. Priebe S, Jankovic Gavrilovic J, Bremner S, Ajdukovic D, Franciskovic T, Galeazzi GM, Kucukalic A, Lecic-Tosevski D, Morina N, Popovski M, Schützwohl M, Bogic M.(2012). Psychopathology.
Resource: World Suicide Prevention Day Toolkit
International Association for Suicide Prevention
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10, 2012. Download resources, powerpoint presentations, press packages and more to raise awareness.
Resource: Global Mental Health Textbook
Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
“Textbook of Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery, A Companion Guide for Field and Clinical Care of Traumatized People Worldwide” is now available.
Resource: Stories for Somali Health Video
New Routes to Community Health
This one-hour video, hosted on YouTube, uses a traditional Somali folklore character to illustrate how a modern-day family can confront mental illness.
Resource: Minority Mental Health Awareness Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Tools to bring awareness and support for mental health in minority communities.
Resource: “Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care” Report
Office of Minority Health and Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Provides recommendations to integrate culturally competent care and provide behavioral health care in locations that minority populations currently visit.
Resource: Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) Packet
Pathways to Wellness
The RHS-15 is a tool for screening refugees for emotional distress and mental health. Packet includes the RHS-15 tool, background on the tool’s development, and guidelines on using the RHS-15 with recently resettled refugees. RHS-15 has also been translated into Somali, Russian, Arabic, Burmese, Karen, and Nepali.