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WRITTEN
After Attacks on Asian American Elders, Here’s How to Talk to Your Kids About Racism Against Us Apr 2021 | NBC Think
Demoralization deflates health care workers, Dec 2020 | STAT News
Students heading back to college face a return to COVID-19 risk factors. Here's what to do, Aug 2020 | NBC Think
COVID-19 losses and uncertainty have led to a mental health crisis. Here's how to help, Aug 2020 | NBC Think
Keep Schools Closed and Support American Families: A Child Psychiatrist’s Plea, July 2020 | The Hill
Stop Expelling and Separating Immigrant Children and Families During COVID, May 2020 | The Hill
Provide Emotional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Physicians Facing Psychological Trauma from the COVID-19 Crisis, April 2020 | The Health Care Blog
Coronavirus School Closures Mean Kids Are Missing More Than Class, April 2020 | NBC Think
Expecting in the Time of COVID, April 2020 | Medpage Today
Flatten the Mental Health Curve by Fixing Our Broken System, April 2020 | U.S. News & World Report
Fighting COVID-19: Don’t Let Health Care Workers Become Collateral Damage, April 2020 | Medpage Today
Child Soldiers and Perpetual War, December 2011 | Huffington Post
INTERVIEWS
How to Handle the Sometimes Rocky Return to Regular Life Jul 2021 | Washington Post (print)
Talking to Children About Anti-Asian Violence Apr 2021 | MSNBC Live (video)
With Cherry Blossoms Coming, Officials May Close Access to the Tidal Basin Mar 2021 | NPR DCist (print)
Four Reasons Why You’re Tired of Zoom Calls Mar 2021 | Washington Post (print)
Hitting the Pandemic Wall: What COVID-19 Continues to Mean for Our Mental Health Jan 2021 | NPR The Takeaway (audio)
How to Talk to Children About the True History of Thanksgiving | wusa Channel 9 News (video)
4 Ways to Help Talk to Your Children About Not Trick-or-Treating This Year Oct 2020 | HelloGiggles (print)
Stress Over Pandemic Makes OCD Symptoms Worse in Some Children Sept 2020 | Washington Post (print)
Mental Health Crisis Looms Large As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues Aug 2020 | NPR The Takeaway (audio)
Digital Depression- How are People Dealing with Depression in a Social Distanced Reality? July 2020 | wusa Channel 9 News (video)
How are Children Coping with These Major Events of 2020? June 2020 | wusa Channel 9 News (video)
How are Children Dealing with the Anxiety of Returning to School? June 2020 | Fox5 News DC (video)
What is Emotional PPE and How Can It Protect Healthcare Workers? April 2020 | wusa Channel 9 News (video)
Practicalities of Providing Volunteer Services for Youth Refugees or Asylum Seekers March 2019 | Carlat Psychiatry (print)
The Threat of International Adoption for Immigrant Children Separated from their Families July 2018 | The Intercept (print)
How Do Refugee Teens Build Resilience? July 2017 | NPR (print)
Bay Area Workshops Help Refugee Share Challenges of Parenting SF Examiner | Mar 2014
Insecurity Puts Women and Girls at Risk in Haiti March 2010 | NPR, Here and Now (audio)
Mental Health Providers Look West February 2010 | NPR, Here and Now (audio)
PRESENTATION VIDEOS
UNICEF Community-based mental health and psychosocial support for children and families in humanitarian settings Nov 2020 | Child Protection Area of Responsibility, Global Protection Cluster
Advanced Asylum Evaluations, Sept 2020 | University of California at San Francisco Health & Human Rights Initiative
Impact of COVID-19 on Refugee and Migrant Children Around the World , July 2020 | International Association of Child Psychiatrists and Allied Professionals
Supporting the Mental Health of Children Who are Socially Isolated, May 2020 | Office of Refugee Resettlement
Working with Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Persons, March 2020 | Spokesperson, American Psychiatric Association
Access to Mental Health for Vulnerable Populations, August 2019 | International Rescue Committee
The Realities of Human Trafficking: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Survivors (Video) 2018 | Panel for the Dept of Homeland Security