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Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with Major Depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trial

The article can be found here: Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with Major Depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trial, in the journal BMC Family Practice. The authors of the study are Andrea K. Northwood, Maria M. Vukovich, Alison Beckman, Jeffrey P. Walter, Novia Josiah, Leora Hudak, Kathleen O’Donnell Burrows, James P. Letts and Christine C. Danner.

Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers

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Improving Well Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers
CVT’s NEW Toolkit for Providers Working with Refugees

Meet Paw, a refugee from Burma seeking medical care in the U.S. for her headaches, nightmares and physical pain. She’s unfamiliar with the U.S. primary care system and she doesn’t speak English. Waiting alone at her first doctor appointment, Paw wonders, “How will the doctor understand me? What if I don’t like my interpreter? Will I ever be healthy again?” Paw’s questions don’t end there. They’re only a few of several listed in in CVT’s new manual, “Improving Well Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers.”  Paw is a fictional character whose real-life experiences mirror those of clients in CVT’s Healing Hearts program.

War trauma and torture experiences reported during public health screening of newly resettled Karen refugees: a qualitative study

Cook, T., Shannon, P., Vinson, G., Letts, J., and Dwee, E.  (2015).  War trauma and torture experiences reported during public health screening of newly resettled Karen refugees: A qualitative study.  BMC: International Health and Human Rights, 15(8), 1-13.

Link is to abstract & web page for article. The full article is accessible on the right hand side of the page in plain text or PDF formats.

Karen Annotated Resource List

"3 Sides to Every Story: A Profile of Muslim Communities in the Refugee Camps on the Thailand Burma border"

(2010). Report by the Thai Burma Border Consortium. Available at: http://www.tbbc.org/resources/2010-09-muslim-profile-english.rar OR http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/78FCDBC2606BC2EF492577A6001DE22B-Full_Report.pdf

In 2009 TBBC undertook research to gain a fuller understanding of the experiences, practices, and preferences of the Muslim communities in the refugee camps in Thailand.

Burmese political dissidents in Thailand: Trauma and survival among young adults in

Documentaries/Films on Burma and the Karen

Breaking the Silence: Inside Burma’s Resistance

https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/d7c229d5-a458-4432-aff5-57c2c5861c1d/breaking-the-silence-inside-burmas-resistance/docs-for-sale

Burma VJ

http://burmavjmovie.com/

Crossing Midnight

Available for rent or purchase at: http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Midnight-BeCause-Foundation/dp/B0032KNCOG/ref=pd_vodsm_B0032KNCOG

Don't Fence Me In: Major Mary and The Karen Refugees from Burma

http://www.der.org/films/dont-fence-me-in.html

Forgotten Allies

BBC documentary on the History of the Karen People. https://youtu.be/xTJ3q5yg38Q

Moving to Mars

Karen Websites

Burma Campaign UK

http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
Burma Campaign UK works for human rights, democracy and development in Burma and is one of the leading Burma campaign organisations in the world.

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)

www.dvb.no
The Democratic Voice of Burma is a non-profit Burmese media organization.

Drum Publication Group

www.drumpublications.org
Drum Publication Group is a small, independent, Karen community based organization dedicated to promoting education and preserving the cultures of the peoples of Burma. They have downloadable Karen language resources.

Earth Rights International

Karen Refugees from Burma

Resources for working with Karen refugees from Burma include:

These resources were developed with the help of Tonya Cook and Eh Taw Dwe, of the Karen Organization of Minnesota, in 2011.

Specific Populations

The following is in-depth information specific to working with a particular population. If you'd like to request that we add content for a particular population, please use our Suggest Content form!

Click here to view all webinars that we have done for specific populations.

Affordable Care Act for refugees

The Office of Refugee Resettlement has put together a useful page on The Affordable Care Act & Refugees, including informational videos in:

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