Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
5-2008
Abstract
According to the 2000 Census, 1 of every 5 children in the United States is a child of immigrants – either a child who is an immigrant or has at least one immigrant parent. While most children who experience mental health problems have limited access to help, children who have migrated to this country, especially under difficult circumstances, face particular challenges. Providers may be unfamiliar with their culture or the way that their culture understands mental health issues; children and their caregivers may not speak English, and the tools developed to identify and treat children with mental health needs may not have been tested for effectiveness with all populations. Dina Birman, PhD, and graduate student Wing Yi Chan begin our series of papers that will address what is known about best practice in providing school-based mental health services to children of immigrants and refugees. More information on this series and related resources is found at www.healthinschools.org
Recommended Citation
Birman, Dina and Chan, Wing-Yi, "Screening and Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in School-Based Mental Health Programs" (2008). Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. Paper 14.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_chhcs/14
Open Access
1
Included in
Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Health Services Administration Commons, Other Public Health Commons
Comments
Issue brief #1. Sponsored by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.