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Summary PDF: What are the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees?

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What are the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees?

The evidence in this area is suggestive. Within these suggestive studies, there is broad consensus on four key points related to emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees:

  • Pre-existing partnerships among refugee communities, community-based organizations (CBOs), and local emergency planners are vital.
  • People who serve as social bridges between refugee communities and governmental and community-based organizations are important conduits for emergency information dissemination.
  • Emergency messaging must be simple and consistent, delivered in refugees’ native languages and made available through multiple communication channels.
  • Refugees may meet disasters with resiliency.

 

Given the ethical and logistical challenges of conducting impact evaluation studies in disasters, the recommendations of these suggestive studies should be viewed as best practices at this time.

Post TitleStrength of EvidenceType of StudyDirection of Evidence
Defining effective care coordination for mental health referrals of refugee populations in the United StatesSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Meeting complex needs through community collaboration: A case studyInconclusive or mixed impactSuggestive evidenceInconclusive or mixed impact
Supporting human trafficking survivor resiliency through comprehensive case managementSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Bringing refugees from crisis to flourishing: The role of resettlement agencies and the church in facilitating integration and stabilitySuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Outcomes for Youth Served by the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program: A Pilot StudySuggestiveSuggestive evidenceInconclusive or mixed impact
Culturally congruent intensive case management service for three refugee communitiesSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceInconclusive or mixed impact
Connecting refugees to substance use treatment: a qualitative studySuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with major depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trialModerateImpact evaluationPositive impact
Defining effective care coordination for mental health referrals of refugee populations in the united statesSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
A systematic review of social service programs serving refugeesStrongSystematic reviewInconclusive or mixed impact
Findings from an extended case management US refugee resettlement programSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Healthcare access for Iraqi refugee children in Texas: persistent barriers, potential solutions, and policy implicationsSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Integrated behavioral health care for Karen refugees: a qualitative exploration of active ingredientsSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact

Studies included in the database focused on high-income or upper middle-income countries, including but not limited to the United States. Studies included must have been published since 2012. To identify evidence related to case management with refugees, we searched the following websites and databases using the following population, methodology, and target intervention terms:

Websites and Databases Population Terms Methodology Terms Target Problem Terms
Campbell Collaboration
Cochrane Collaboration
Mathematica Policy Research
Urban Institute
Migration Policy Institute
CINAHL
ASSIA
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
PsycInfo
ERIC		 refugee
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immigrant
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“unaccompanied minor”
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asylee
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“temporary protected status”
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“victims of traffick*”
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“traffick* victims”
OR
T-Visa
OR
U-Visa
OR
Cuban
OR
Haitian
OR
Amerasian		 evaluation
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impact
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program
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intervention
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policy
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project
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train*
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therapy
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treatment
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counseling
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workshop
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review
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meta-analysis
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synthesis		 “case manage*”