Refugee Mental Health

Jamie D. Aten, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and associate professor and Blanchard Chair of the Humanitarian Disaster Leadership program at Wheaton College. He is a disaster psychologist and disaster ministry expert. He has received more than $  million in grant funding to study disasters, trauma, and faith issues around the globe and has been recognized with APA's Division 3 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Margaret Gorman Early Career Award and the Mutual of America Merit Finalist Award. Aten also received the 2 FEMA Community Preparedness Champion Award at the White House. He is the coeditor or coauthor of seven books, including 3 other APA titles. See www.jamieaten.com and drjamieaten  Jenny Hwang, MA, is the managing director for the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College. She earned a bachelor amp rsquo s degree in clinical psychology from Boston College and a master amp rsquo s in international disaster psychology from the University of Denver. As a mental health professional, Hwang has worked with refugees from Burma, Iraq, Syria, Nepal, North Korea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Burundi. Her research interests include global mental health in context to disaster settings, human trafficking, cross-cultural communication, and refugee and immigrant mental health.

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• Contributors. Introduction to Refugee Mental Health2. Primer on Understanding the Refugee Experience3. Engaging Refugees With Cultural Humility4. Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Working With Refugees5. A Culturally Responsive Intervention for Modern-Day Refugees: A Multiphase Model of Psychotherapy, Social Justice, and Human Rights. Culturally Adapted Therapeutic Approaches: The Healing Environment and Restorative Therapy Model7. Screening and Assessing Refugee Mental Health Needs8. School-Based Mental Health Interventions and Other Therapies to Help Refugee Children Explore Previous Exposure to Trauma9. Treatment for Refugee Children and Their Families. Peer Group and Community-Based Strategies for Supporting Refugee Mental Health. Integrating Indigenous and Traditional Practices in Refugee Mental Health Therapy2. Research and Resources in Refugee Mental Health: Reflections and Future DirectionsMoving ForwardIndexAbout the Editors