Teletherapy For Refugees – Survey – Common Bond Institute

Common Bond Institute

Brief Survey

Mental Health Service Needs And Access
For Non-English Speaking Refugees

Purpose of this survey

See survey below

Common Bond Institute, International Humanistic Psychology Association, and a consortium of professional mental health groups and organizations, are conducting an assessment in Michigan and other selected states hosting refugees, to determine mental health treatment needs and available services for non-English speaking refugees being resettled in the US. * The target group ranges in age from young children to adults.

As part of our assessment, health care services in regions with a concentration of host communities are being asked to assist by completing this survey to allow us to gather data that will assist in better developing a national tele-therapy service delivery system to meet this growing need.

Many refugees arrive from regions of war and violence suffering from significant mental health symptoms, including psycho-emotional trauma, with no access to treatment due to language and cultural barriers. As a result, the lack of treatment critically undermines their ability to successfully resettle, with serious implications for refugees and the communities hosting them.

The purpose of our nonprofit network is to initiate a national tele-therapy service that provides treatment in the language and cultural orientation of refugees being resettled in the US and Canada.

Your help in taking a moment to complete this very brief survey to assist us in determining the level of need and available resources in your community for this highly at-risk and unserved population is greatly appreciated.
It is estimated the survey will take less than 1 minute.

* No personal data on refugees or staff who complete the survey is requested.

An overview of the Teletherapy For Refugees initiative, where the need and proposed response to this need are detailed, is available through our Common Bond Institute website at: https://www.cbiworld.org
On-going updates on progress toward implementing the 1st pilot project will be posted through this same site.

Contact: If you would like further information or wish to submit comments please feel free to contact us at:

Steve Olweean, MA, Director, Common Bond Institute: SOlweean@aol.com
Representatives are also available to speak with groups of interested staff to answer questions and provide more details.

Survey

Assessment of Contacts With At-Risk Refugees

Organization Name *

Staff Position/Discipline *

Organization Site Address *

Address Line 1

City

State

1) Do you encounter non-English speaking refugees who seem to exhibit mental health symptoms?: *

Yes	Unsure	No
YesService Yes	UnsureService Unsure	NoService No

* If you answered "Yes" or "Unsure" above, please respond to the following 4 questions:

2) Approximately how often in a given month does this occur?:

Less than once a month	Once a month or more	Once a week or more
Less than once a monthBuy from us again Less than once a month	Once a month or moreBuy from us again Once a month or more	Once a week or moreBuy from us again Once a week or more

3) Are any of these refugees receiving mental health treatment?:

Yes	Unsure	No
YesBuy from us again Yes	UnsureBuy from us again Unsure	NoBuy from us again No

5) Are you aware of other colleagues (in your health care or social service system) encountering non-English speaking refugees who seem to exhibit mental health symptoms?: *

Yes	No
YesBuy from us again Yes	NoBuy from us again No