Sehat wa Salamati
صحت و سلامتی
Health & Wellness
Addressing Child Trauma In Afghan Refugee Families Workshop Recordings & Pictures
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There is an estimated 250,000 people with Afghan ancestry in the United States (U.S.), with majority having immigrated in 2010 or later. Following the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, 80,000 Afghan nationals relocated to the U.S. with half of the evacuees being children. Sacramento, CA is one of the top areas of resettlement in the country for Afghan refugees. Many children and families arrive having already endured collective trauma and multiple traumatic events, and face a long road ahead of them with resettlement challenges in the U.S.
This in-person workshop featured presentations and discussions with leading experts in the field of mental health and trauma treatment of children and families of Afghan refugees. Topics covered included the historical context of Afghan refugees and trauma, clinical manifestations, strengths and resilience, sharing of lived experiences, and culture-informed prevention and treatment strategies.
*ADDITIONAL RESOURCE PAGE FOR SUPPORTING AFGHAN REFUGEE CHILDREN & FAMILIES
*Sessions 4 and 5 of the workshop will remain unpublished for privacy reasons
Session 1: Significance of Addressing Child Trauma in Afghan Refugees
Presented by Mohammad Sediq Hazratzai, MD, MPH
Session 2: Causes & Social Contexts of Childhood Trauma Among Afghan Refugees
Presented by Qais Alemi, PhD, MPH, MBA
Session 3: Afghan Refugee Idioms of Distress Along the Migration and Acculturation Continuum
Presented by Patrick Marius Koga, MD, MPH, RSPH
Session 6: Psychiatric and Psychological Treatment of Trauma and ACEs in Afghan Refugee Families
Presented by Andres F. Sciolla, MD and Caroline Giroux, MD
Session 7: Barriers to Accessing Trauma Treatment in Afghan Refugee Families
Presented by Khoban Kochai, MPH
Session 8: Cultural Specific Trauma Treatment for Afghan Refugees
Presented by Gulshan Yusufzai, CEO of MAS-SSF
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