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 2000. To identify evidence, we searched the following websites and databases using the following population, methodology, and target problem terms:
| Websites and Databases |
Population Terms |
Methodology Terms |
Target Problem Terms |
Campbell Collaboration Cochrane Collaboration Mathematica Policy Research Evidence Aid
Urban Institute
Migration Policy Institute HHS OPRE
ASSIA
Social Services Abstracts Social Work Abstracts PsycInfo
CINAHL
PILOTS
|
refugee
OR
immigrant
OR “unaccompanied minor”
OR
asylee
OR
“temporary protected status”
OR
“victims of traffick*” OR
“traffick* victims” OR
T-Visa
OR
U-Visa
OR
Cuban
OR
Haitian
OR
Amerasian
|
evaluation OR
impact
OR program
OR intervention OR policy
OR project
OR train*
OR therapy OR treatment OR counseling OR workshop ORreview
OR meta-analysis OR
synthesis
|
“mental health” OR
depression
OR
anxiety
OR
“post-traumatic stress disorder”
OR
PTSD
|
For databases or websites that permitted only basic searches, free-text terms and limited term combinations were selected out of the lists above, and all resultant studies were reviewed for relevance. Conversely, for databases or websites with advanced search capability, we made use of relevant filters available. All search terms were searched in the title and abstract fields only in order to exclude studies that made only passing mention of the topic under consideration.
After initial screening, Switchboard evidence mapping is prioritized as follows: First priority is given to meta-analyses and systematic reviews, followed by individual impact evaluations when no meta-analyses or systematic reviews are available. Evaluations that are rated as impact evidence are considered before those rated as suggestive, with the latter only being included for outcomes where no evidence is available from the former.
