| Autor: |
Xin, Huaibo, Bailey, Raleigh, Jiang, Wenhui, Aronson, Robert, Strack, Robert |
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Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies; Jul-Sep2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p291-303, 13p, 1 Diagram |
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The purpose of this article is to describe a 1-year (2008-2009) pilot intervention 'Happy, Happy Community,' which aimed to understand and model an approach to promote mental health with a multiethnic adult refugee population. Refugee participants living in two local resettlement communities in a southeastern city of the United States received the intervention. The intervention activities included educational workshops, support group discussions, and small-scale depression screening with referrals. In total, 12 workshops and 12 support group discussions were implemented. In all, 55 refugees from the multicultural groups participated in these two types of activities. About 50% of them received the depression screening. Six of them needed a follow-up referral. Each participant was provided access to professional psychological counseling. The lessons learned from the implementation are organized into the following categories: translation from models and theory to practice; participant recruitment; incentives for maintaining the attendance; the use of interpreters; collaboration with similar programs; and collaboration between practitioners in public health education and social workers. Positive feedback was received from the participants for supporting the continuity and expansion of this intervention. However, sustainable funding and policy supports for a future intervention may be key to resolving the refugees' mental health needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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