Jessica R. Goodkind|Julia Meredith Hess|Brian Isakson|Marianna LaNoue|Ann Githinji|Natalie Roche|Kathryn Vadnais|Daryl Parker
Reducing refugee mental health disparities: A community-based intervention to address postmigration stressors with African adults.
University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico|Thomas Jefferson University|University of Virginia|University of New Mexico|Michigan State University|University of New Mexico
refugees resettled united states disproportionately high rates psychological distress research demonstrated roles postmigration stressors including lack meaningful social roles poverty unemployment lack environmental mastery discrimination limited english proficiency social isolation report multimethod withingroup longitudinal pilot study involving adaptation african refugees communitybased advocacy learning intervention address postmigration stressors found intervention feasible acceptable appropriate african refugees growth trajectory analysis revealed significant decreases participants psychological distress increases quality life also provided preliminary evidence intervention mechanisms change detection mediating relationships whereby increased quality life mediated increases enculturation english proficiency social support qualitative data helped support explain quantitative data results demonstrate importance addressing sociopolitical context resettlement promote mental health refugees suggest culturally appropriate replicable model