Mental Health Toolkit

Welcome to the Kentucky Office for Refugees Mental Health Toolkit

This resource is intended for anyone interested in supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of families who have been resettled through the refugee program. Please scroll down and follow the links for all resources available.

For edits and resource updates please contact Health Promotion Coordinator Jennifer Ballard-Kang at jballardkang@archlou.org.

There is a great need for care providers in all areas to serve refugee families and English language learners successfully, particularly in mental health. Care providers face many challenges in support of meeting the needs of refugees. This page is designed to provide information and tools on serving refugee families appropriately.

To learn about the refugee resettlement process in the United States start here.

To learn about refugee resettlement in Kentucky start here.

For an introduction to refugee mental health, research and resources visit The National Child Traumatic Stress Network website.

To review the 2019 Refugee Mental Health presentation, click here.

To review the Kentucky Statewide Mental Health Needs Assessment Key Findings Report dated June 30, 2023, click here.

To review the Kentucky Statewide Mental Health Needs Assessment Provider Perspective Technical Report dated June 30, 2023, click here.

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