Schedule:
Sunday, January 18, 2026: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Independence BR G, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
Cluster: Immigrants and Refugees
* noted as presenting author
Mental Health Post-Resettlement Among Afghan Refugees in St. Louis, Missouri
Saria Bechara, MSW, Washington University in Saint Louis;
Mitra Naseh, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis;
Proscovia Nabunya, MSW, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis;
Nhial Tutlam, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis;
Jihye Lee, MSW, Washington University in Saint Louis;
Zeynep Ilkkursun, Washington University in Saint Louis
Navigating Complexity and Cultivating Resilience: Human Service Providers’ Perspectives on Afghan Refugee Resettlement in the U.S
Arati Maleku, Ph.D., Ohio State University;
Youn Kyoung Kim, PhD, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge;
Mee Young Um, Ph.D., Arizona State University;
Shambika Raut, MSW, Ohio State University;
Jhuma Acharya, MSW, Ohio State University;
Jaclyn Kirsch, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Providers' and Afghans' Views of Integrated Mental Health Screening during the Disaster Relief Phase of Resettlement: A Focused Ethnographic Evaluation
Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities;
William Carlson, MSW, LICSW, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities;
Kazi Abusaleh, MSW, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities;
Rebeccah Grossman-Kahn, MD, Abbott Northwestern Hospital;
Tai Mendenhall, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities