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- Title
Recently-Arrived Afghan Refugee Parents' Perspectives About Parenting, Education and Pediatric Medical and Mental Health Care Services.
- Authors
Rosenberg, Julia; Leung, Jessica Kung; Harris, Kristin; Abdullah, Amer; Rohbar, Arzoo; Brown, Camille; Rosenthal, Marjorie S.
- Abstract
Refugee children are at risk for mental/behavioral health problems but may not receive timely diagnosis or care. Parental experiences and perspectives about resources in the US may help guide interventions to improve mental/behavioral health care. In a community-academic partnership, we performed a qualitative study of recently-arrived Afghan refugee parents, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews to characterize experiences with parenting, education, and health care services. A four-person coding team identified, described, and refined themes. We interviewed 19 parents from ten families, with a median residence in the US of 24 months. Four themes emerged; parents described: (1) shifting focus as safety needs changed, (2) acculturation stress, (3) adjustment to an emerging US support system, and (4) appreciation of an engaged health care system. Health and educational providers' appreciation for the process of acculturation among newly-arrived refugee Afghan families may facilitate screening, diagnostic, and intervention strategies to improve care.
- Subjects
AFGHANISTAN; UNITED States; PARENT attitudes; EDUCATION; SOCIAL support; PSYCHOLOGY of refugees; RESEARCH methodology; GROUNDED theory; ACCULTURATION; INTERVIEWING; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE research; CHILD health services; RESEARCH funding; ACTION research; MENTAL health services
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 2, p481
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-021-01206-7