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The Role Of Financial Insecurity And Expectations On Perspectives Of Mental Health Services Among Refugees, Jacqueline M. Siven Feb 2020

The Role Of Financial Insecurity And Expectations On Perspectives Of Mental Health Services Among Refugees, Jacqueline M. Siven

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines how perspectives of mental health among refugees are situated within the realities of the refugee resettlement system, a population for which information on this issue is quite limited. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation with Congolese refugees and non-Congolese refugee-serving professionals in a major Florida city, this dissertation examines how perceptions of mental health and mental health services among refugees were affected by financial insecurity and disparities in expectations. Local Congolese refugees expected the American Dream; they believed that once they arrived they would find prosperity through hard work. Instead they experienced frustration and distress because the …


Map Use During And After Hurricane Andrew, Ute J. Dymon Mar 1993

Map Use During And After Hurricane Andrew, Ute J. Dymon

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Psychological Effects Of Hurricane Andrew On An Elementary School Population, Jon A. Shaw Jan 1993

A Study Of The Psychological Effects Of Hurricane Andrew On An Elementary School Population, Jon A. Shaw

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Aged In Community Recovery Following Hurricane Andrew, Elizabeth A. Guillette Jan 1993

The Role Of The Aged In Community Recovery Following Hurricane Andrew, Elizabeth A. Guillette

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Reconnaissance Of South Florida To Assess Damages, Planned Responses, And Future Needs In The Commercial Fisheries Stemming From Hurricane Andrew, James R. Mcgoodwin, Christopher L. Dyer Jan 1993

Reconnaissance Of South Florida To Assess Damages, Planned Responses, And Future Needs In The Commercial Fisheries Stemming From Hurricane Andrew, James R. Mcgoodwin, Christopher L. Dyer

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Assessment Of Damage To Engineered Structures Caused By Hurricane Andrew In Florida, Christopher Rojahn Jan 1993

Preliminary Assessment Of Damage To Engineered Structures Caused By Hurricane Andrew In Florida, Christopher Rojahn

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Aftermath Of A Disaster: Psychological Response To The Madison, Florida Tornado, Elizabeth Mary Smith, Carol S. North Jan 1988

Aftermath Of A Disaster: Psychological Response To The Madison, Florida Tornado, Elizabeth Mary Smith, Carol S. North

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.