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SIERRA LEONE MENTAL HEATH: Caring for former child soldiers and war affected youth. 2008 | Public Radio International
SCHOOL CLOSURES MEAN KIDS ARE MISSING MORE THAN CLASS. Here's how to help. 2020 | NBC Think
STOP EXPELLING AND SEPARATING IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND PARENTS DURING COVID. Our society should not be one in which some children and families are more deserving of basic human rights than others 2020 | The Hill
PHYSICIANS ARE DEMORALIZED: Are we depressed or is something else going on? 2020 | STAT News
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS Looms Large As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues 2020 | NPR/PRI
FLATTEN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM BY FIXING OUR BROKEN SYSTEM. We must not forget that our society requires adequate mental health care to survive and thrive. 2020 | US News & World Report
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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