Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-102

Exploring mental health screening feasibility and training of refugee health coordinators (Article)

Shannon P.* , McCleary J. , Wieling E. , Im H. , Becher E. , O’Fallon A.
  • a School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
  • b Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, United States
  • c Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
  • d Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
  • e Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
  • f Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, United States

Abstract

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 ormajor 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. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Refugee mental health Mental health screening Mental health training Refugee health coordinators Refugee public health screening

Index Keywords

mental health refugee public health training
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954215939&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2014.894170&partnerID=40&md5=4beb3d8e6bbde69fc6be2761dcabde41
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2014.894170
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English