ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Findings from mental health screening of newly arrived refugees in Colorado.
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- Primary healthcare models for refugees involving nurses: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- New Checkbox, Now What? A Scoping Review to Guide Health Research among Middle Eastern and North African Communities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Resettled refugee parent and young adult perspectives on mental health after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Mental health screening in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: screening tool selection and feasibility in the UK National Health Service.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in Kinyarwanda for primary care in the United States.PloS one · 2024Article
- Unaccompanied foreign minors and mental health: Implementation and evaluation of the RHS-15 screening procedure for unaccompanied foreign minors.Journal of migration and health · 2023Article
- Health needs and perception of health care quality among Asylum Seekers and Refugees in an Italian local health authority: A qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Perceptions of Parents' Mental Health and Perceived Stigma by Refugee Youth in the U.S. Context.Community mental health journal · 2022Article
- Mental Health Screening Approaches for Resettling Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire as a Mental Health Screening Tool for Newly Arrived Pediatric Refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Risk for Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Mental Health Screening and Associated Factors Among Refugees and Other Resettled Populations ≥ 14 Years of Age in Georgia, 2014-2017.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
- Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Refugee Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Understanding experiences of the Swedish health care system from the perspective of newly arrived refugees.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Reaching Out for Help: An Analysis of the Differences Between Refugees Who Accept and Those Who Decline Community Mental Health Services.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Efficient identification of mental health problems in refugees in Germany: the Refugee Health Screener.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2017Article
- Addressing the Need for Mental Health Screening of Newly Resettled Refugees: A Pilot Project.Journal of primary care & community health · 2016Article
- Incorporating Preliminary Mental Health Assessment in the Initial Healthcare for Refugees in New Jersey.Community mental health journal · 2015Article
- The prevalence of torture and associated symptoms in United States Iraqi refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2014Article
- Completion of primary care referrals among New York state refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2014Article
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Abstract
States are required to provide a public health screening for all newly arrived refugees in the United States. In 1997, a comprehensive program was created to include both a physical examination and a mental health screening. This article provides a complete description of the mental health screening process, including two illustrative cases, and reports information about the refugees who participated in the program. Ten percent of screened refugees were offered mental health referrals; of those, 37% followed up. Refugees who presented for treatment reported a higher number of symptoms upon screening compared with those who were offered referrals but did not follow up. Psychiatric evaluation confirmed that those who screened positive and presented for treatment were experiencing a high level of suffering and qualified for mental health diagnoses. The findings support inclusion of a mental health screening as part of the public health screening.
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