1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
"Mental Health Services for Refugees" Shuka Kalantari, reporter; Polly Stryker, editor.
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2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
Thursday, Dec. 16 and the following week throughout California.
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
Health Dialogues hears the story of a young Iraqi refugee and asks what services are made available to people fleeing conflict countries.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
Data from national and California Department of Mental Health; documents and data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement; Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act; data from International Rescue Committee.
(Via WHO and UN); data from SAMHSA's refugee well being website.
5. Explain types of human sources used.
Iraqi refugees, clinical psychologists working with refugees, program directors for refugee mental health programs, state & county coordinators for California's Mental Health Services Act.
6. Results (if any).
Refugees in many counties throughout are being considered as under-served populations. Uninsured refugees are now getting more culturally-appropriate mental health services because of California's Mental Health Services Act.
7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
An updated version of this story will air on KQED's The California Report the week of January 17th or the week of January 24th.
8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
You need to gain the trust of the refugee organizations and refugees themselves.