Mental Health Care for Refugees in the U.S: Overcoming Barriers and Strengthening Enabling Factors
Original Publication Date:
August 9, 2019
Last Updated:
April 2, 2023
Estimated Read Time:
< 1 minute
This webinar was presented by Suzan Song, MD, MPH, PhD; Director, Child/Adolescent & Family Psychiatry, George Washington University; Humanitarian protection adviser.
This webinar shares the findings of an original literature review on the topic of refugee access to mental health services, highlighting practical takeaways for service providers. An accompanying information guide can be found here.
Lesson Objectives
After attending this 60-minute webinar, you will be able to:
- Summarize what the research says about barriers and enablers to refugees, asylees, and other humanitarian immigrants engaging with mental health care;
- Name effective practices to support refugees in engaging with mental health care; and
- Describe how to identify barriers and enablers that exist in your community or agency as you work to creatively engage refugees in mental health care.
Facilitator
Suzan Song MD, MPH, Ph.D., Director, Division of Child/Adolescent & Family Psychiatry and Associate Professor, George Washington University Medical Center