"You Are not Alone" Strategies for Addressing Mental Health and Health Promotion with a Refugee Women's Sewing Group.

"You Are not Alone" Strategies for Addressing Mental Health and Health Promotion with a Refugee Women's Sewing Group. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2017 Mar 10;:1-7 Authors: Salt RJ, Costantino ME, Dotson EL, Paper BM Abstract Resettlement can be an uncertain time for refugees as they have often suffered life-threatening circumstances prior to flight from their countries, yet few resettlement programs screen for mental health. The purpose of this study was to pilot the Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) to assess mental health and the Pathways to Wellness intervention to identify internal and structural barriers affecting resettlement with a refugee woman's sewing group. Community collaborations that create healthy social and physical environments through access to resources, economic opportunities, and social support promote a holistic approach to health and can improve quality of life for this vulnerable population. PMID: 28282263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Issues Ment Health Nurs Source Type: research