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Mental Health and Wellness

Switchboard’s resources on mental health and wellness include information on behavioral healthcare, grief and healing, self-care and staff care, substance misuse, suicide, trauma-informed practices, torture survivors, anti-bullying campaigns, elder care, empathy, motivational interviewing, and more.   

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Toolkits + Guides

Trauma-Informed Care: Movement Towards Practice Guide

Preventing Occupational Hazards by Promoting Organizational Resilience – Guide

Faith-based Healing among Afghan Muslims: Guidance for Refugee Service Providers in the U.S. – Guide

Safety & Wellness Benchmarks: Measuring Case Management Outcomes For Forcibly Displaced Populations In The US – CARRE

Supporting The Mental Health Of Refugees And Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit For Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) States – Center for Addiction and Mental Health

Blogs

Are You Serving Afghan Clients With Mental And Behavioral Health Needs? A New National Program Can Help

Two Years Since The Fall Of Afghanistan: Useful Resources To Support Afghan Newcomers In The U.S.

Webinars

Traumatic Stress Among Refugee Children and Youth Part 2: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care with Children and Families

Psychological First Aid (PFA) to Support Clients Affected by the Crisis in Afghanistan

A Trauma-Informed Understanding of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

Building a Culturally Informed Network of Refugee Mental Healthcare Providers

“I Was Already Burned Out, and Now This…” Strategies for Staff and Supervisors to Mitigate Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Other Occupational Hazards

research

What Works To Improve Mental Health Of Refugee Children And Adults?

What Can Help Refugees Process Traumatic Grief?

Videos

 Coping with Grief and Loss- The KonTerra Group

Podcast

A Discussion on Refugee Mental Health