Disaster Mental Health Institute

at the

University of South Dakota

A South Dakota Board of Regents Center of Excellence

The DMHI will host its third annual Conference on Innovations in Disaster Mental Health in Rapid City SD August 31 to September 2, 2000. This third conference will address Refugee Mental Health.



You can register online! Please note that the number of conference participants is limited.

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Conference Model

This conference is intended to assemble an international group of experienced providers and researchers in the field of refugee mental health to share their views and expertise in the field. As the number of refugees grows worldwide, there is an increasing need for mental health professionals to become involved in serving their mental health needs. This conference is therefore also intended to educate some mental health professionals less-experienced in this field who are interested in applying their professional skills in the field of refugee mental health.

The conference will consist of five half-day sessions and a poster session. Half-day sessions will consist of keynote presentations on the session's topic with opportunities after each presentation for questions and discussion. Each session will end with a half-hour integration discussion. The five half-day sessions will address: 1) assessment issues and model-building; 2) research issues; 3) services in the emergency phase (including in refugee camps); 4) services in the post-migratory or resettlement phase; and 5) services for victims of torture. There will also be a one-hour closing session for the conference.



Get instructions on how to submit a poster presentation proposal here

Schedule:

Additional detail on outings, and session schedules will be posted at a later date. Check back!

Thursday, August 31, 2000

Morning Session: Assessment of Mental Health Needs and Resources; Model-building

Mary Petevi, World Health Organization Office of Refugee Mental Health
Michael Wessells, Randolph Macon College



Afternoon Session: Research on Refugee Mental Health

Ken Miller, San Francisco State University
Paul Bolton, Johns Hopkins University



Evening: Dinner at Sylvan Lake, Lighting Ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Monument





Friday, September 1, 2000

Morning Session: Serving the Mental Health Needs of Refugees in the Emergency Phase and in Camps

Mette Sonniks, Centre for Psychological Support, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Alastair Ager, Centre for International Health Studies



Afternoon Session: Serving the Mental Health Needs of Refugees in the Post-migratory/Resettlement Phase

J. D. Kinzie, Oregon Health Sciences University
Solvig Ekblad, Karolinska Institute


Evening: Dinner on own in historic Deadwood. Deadwood offers a variety of fine dining establishments and casino gambling.




Saturday, September 2, 2000

Morning Session: Serving the Mental Health Needs of Victims of Torture

Rosa E. Garcia-Peltoniemi, Center for Victims of Torture
Jon Hubbard, Center for Victims of Torture
Andrea Northwood, Center for Victims of Torture



Closing Summary

Afternoon: Outing to Badlands National Park.

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