U.S. Committee For Refugees & Immigrants Launches Behavioral Health Program For Newly Resettled Afghans

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has launched a comprehensive behavioral health program for newly resettled Afghans in the United States. The program provides four services: a multilingual 24-hour helpline, telehealth services, community behavioral health teams, and a critical response team.

With funding from the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and in partnership with other organizations, USCRI Refugee Health Services is expanding access to an array of services across the country under a new post-resettlement behavioral health support program to help Afghans in distress who received resettlement benefits under the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program. The . . .