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Blog Post: Three Ways that Evidence Summaries Can Transform Resettlement Work
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: May 5, 2023
Topic(s): Organizational Development
Date: May 5, 2023
Topic(s): Organizational Development
As resettlement service providers, we’re quick to notice when something is working well and when it isn’t. That’s because a key priority is serving clients as smoothly as possible. However, when faced with the challenge of gauging the effectiveness of a program, advocating for funding, or implementing a new intervention, discovering what works best takes …
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Guide: Reporting Scams and Fraud to the Federal Trade Commission
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 25, 2023
Topic(s): Financial Capabilities
Date: April 25, 2023
Topic(s): Financial Capabilities
Refugee and immigrant service providers play a critical role in protecting newcomers from scams and fraud. By encouraging reporting to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), adopting trauma-informed approaches, understanding common scams targeting immigrants, and offering additional wraparound support, service providers can help clients navigate the challenges they face and empower them to make informed decisions …
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Guide: Caring for Children through Conflict and Displacement
Author(s): United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Grief and Healing
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Grief and Healing
Caring for Children though Conflict and Displacement provides psychoeducation, normalization and skill-building strategies for caregivers. Developed by UNODC and University of Manchester, this guide is available in English, Pashto, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Malay.
Guide: Doing What Matters in Times of Stress
Author(s): World Health Organization (WHO)
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques. The guide can be used alone or with the accompanying audio …
Guide: Caring for Your Child in Crisis Situations
Author(s): United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Crisis situations, such as security incidents, earthquakes and floods, are on the increase and often leave families very vulnerable. Parents that have lived through crisis situations have reported how concerned they are about their children’s wellbeing. When facing the many physical consequences of crisis contexts, parents often struggle to know how best to respond to …
Toolkit: After the Earthquake: Helping Young Children Heal
Author(s): National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
This resource, created by NCTSN, provides information on how parents can help their young children cope with the aftermath of an earthquake. The resource is available in several languages.
Blog Post: End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Four Changes That May Impact Your Clients
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
Date: April 13, 2023
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
The U.S. government announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE is likely to impact the clients you serve. This blog post shares four key changes you should know about and ways you can help clients prepare. For even more resources on serving refugee …
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Tool or Template: Information for Child Protective Agencies that Serve Unaccompanied Afghan Minors (UAMs)
Author(s): Evacuate Our Allies Coalition
Date: April 12, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
Date: April 12, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
This fact sheet, developed by the Evacuate Our Allies Coalition, answers common questions about who Unaccompanied Afghan Minors are and how to serve them during placement disruptions.
Archived Webinar: Panel Discussion on Faith-Based Healing and Coping Practices Among Afghan Muslims
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 30, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Date: March 30, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop shop for refugee service providers in the United States. Learn more about Switchboard at www.SwitchboardTA.org. Hosted on Thursday, March 30, 2023, the training was delivered by Dr. Omar Reda, Dr. Sedique Popal, Dr. Jacob Bentley, Madina Masumi, and Aelya Salman. Connecting to faith, spirituality, and sacred spaces …
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Blog Post: Operation Allies Welcome: An Afghan-American Reflects on Supporting the Emergency Evacuation Response
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Immigration Legal Needs
Date: March 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Immigration Legal Needs
I recall sitting in my bedroom-turned-home-office in Washington, D.C., last August feeling distraught watching the news coming out of Afghanistan. Like most Afghan-Americans during that time, a sense of helplessness had washed over me. I wished I could do more. At the time, I was working at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) as a Gender …
