Ballard-Kang Jennifer L, Lawson Thomas R, Evans Jane
Patterson Hall, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Louisville, KY, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr;20(2):345-350. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0612-6.
In 2012, clinics in Louisville, Kentucky began to use the RHS-15 to screen for mental health issues among refugees. At the same time, mental health outreach programs were developed and implemented by the Mental Health Coordinator. Data from 563 refugee clients referred to the Mental Health Coordinator from 2012 to 2015 was analyzed to examine differences between refugees who accepted referral to community mental health services and those who declined on the variables age, gender, country of origin, time in the U.S., and referral source. Results indicate significant differences with regard to time in the U.S. and referral source. Those more likely to accept services included refugees in the U.S. more than 240 days and those referred by non-clinic sources. Findings improve our understanding of the characteristics of refugees who accept and decline mental health services and support the value of both formal screening and community outreach programs.
2012年，肯塔基州路易斯维尔的诊所开始使用RHS - 15对难民的心理健康问题进行筛查。与此同时，心理健康协调员制定并实施了心理健康外展项目。对2012年至2015年转介给心理健康协调员的563名难民客户的数据进行了分析，以研究接受转介到社区心理健康服务的难民与拒绝转介的难民在年龄、性别、原籍国、在美国的时间以及转介来源等变量上的差异。结果表明，在美国的时间和转介来源存在显著差异。更有可能接受服务的难民包括在美国超过240天的难民以及由非诊所来源转介的难民。这些发现增进了我们对接受和拒绝心理健康服务的难民特征的理解，并支持了正式筛查和社区外展项目的价值。
