Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
Program Web site:
http://healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities.aspx
Description:
Caring Across Communities re-engineers traditional mental health services to provide better and more sensible care for immigrants and refugees, especially children. Millions of families come to America each year in search of a better life. But assimilation is not easy and takes time. Immigrants face many barriers, including language, acculturation challenges, poverty and social hardships related to relocation. For refugees escaping persecution and violence, their traumatic experiences can impact greatly the social development of children. Unfortunately, most are unaware of how and where to get help. Caring Across Communities intervenes by addressing the specific mental health needs for children of immigrants and refugees. The project
Address:
George Washington University, The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Suite 250
2121 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1861
Phone: (202) 466-3396
Fax: (202) 466-3467
Contact Information:
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