2022 Physical & Mental Health of Refugees: Navigating Systems for Afghan Arrivals

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the current state of refugee resettlement locally and nationally
    
2. Review the challenges faced by recent Afghan arrivals, with a focus on the education and mental health systems
    
3. Describe the creation of a new clinic to meet the health needs of refugees/arrivals in Connecticut
    
4. Describe national-level capacity building innovations for meeting the needs of new arrivals

Experts

Kimberly Willett, APRN FNP-C 
Primary Care Provider and CKP Fellow, Community Health Center 

Julie Kornfeld, JD 
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Services Department, International Refugee Assistance Project

Stephen Poellot, JD
Legal Strategy Director, International Refugee Assistance Project

Katherine Yun, MD, MHS 
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 

Ani Annamalai, MD 
Yale Adult Refugee Clinic, Yale School of Medicine 

Kristin Bengtson Mendoza, MSEd
New Haven Public Schools

Michele Norwood, MS-TESOL 
New Haven Public Schools

Nika Zarazvand 
Health Coordinator, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)

Rona Rohbar 
Health Coordinator, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)

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