No implementation without cultural adaptation: a process for culturally adapting low-intensity psychological interventions in humanitarian settings

C Perera, A Salamanca-Sanabria, J Caballero-Bernal… - Conflict and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite the widely recognised importance of cultural adaptation to increase the
effectiveness of psychological interventions, there is little guidance on its process …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience Mechanisms and Coping Strategies for Forcibly Displaced Youth: An Exploratory Rapid Review

A Alamgir, C Kyriakides, A Johnson, G Abeshu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Context: The global escalation of conflict, violence, and human rights violations sets a
pressing backdrop for examining the resilience of forcibly displaced youth (FDY) in Canada …

Cultural idioms of distress among displaced populations: A scoping review

F Cohen - International journal of social psychiatry, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Armed conflicts and natural disasters can cause significant psychological and
social challenges for affected populations. Displaced populations are extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates of suicide ideation and resilience among native-and foreign-born adolescents in the United States

L Stark, I Seff, G Yu, M Salama, M Wessells… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Nearly 20% of US adolescents have considered suicide. Yet, gaps remain in
understanding correlates of resilience and suicide risk, especially among populations born …

The role of culturally responsive social and emotional learning in supporting refugee inclusion and belonging: A thematic analysis of service provider perspectives

C Bennouna, H Brumbaum, MM McLay, C Allaf… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Young refugees resettled to the US from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
face significant acculturative stressors, including language barriers, unfamiliar norms and …

Supporting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing through social and emotional learning: A participatory study of conflict-affected youth resettled to the US

L Stark, MV Robinson, A Gillespie, J Aldrich… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background A growing literature has drawn attention to the central role that schools play in
supporting the adjustment of resettled refugee youth and promoting their mental health and …

Arab refugees: Trauma, resilience, and recovery

IA Kira, MM Amer, NH Wrobel - Biopsychosocial perspectives on Arab …, 2023 - Springer
Arab refugees have come to the United States fleeing political oppression, civil conflicts, and
wars. It is essential to use a comprehensive trauma paradigm to consider the traumatic …

Children and adolescents in conflict and displacement

C Bennouna, L Stark, MG Wessells - … and family refugee mental health: a …, 2020 - Springer
Today, one in six young people lives in a conflict zone. Children and adolescents may
experience armed conflict as witnesses and targets, participants and protestors, and victims …

Seeking approval first: Mental health care utilization and engagements among MENA adolescents in the United States

N Qushua, J Smith-Appelson, D Sarraf, L Stark… - Children and Youth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Like most adolescents, those from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region face a
host of stressors that threaten their mental health. However, evidence suggests that this …

Psychosocial well-being, mental health, and available supports in an Arab enclave: Exploring outcomes for foreign-born and US-born adolescents

I Seff, A Gillespie, C Bennouna, W Hassan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Few studies have assessed the impact of displacement, resettlement, and
discrimination on well-being outcomes for adolescent refugees resettled within the US …