Refugee Health Program: Ukrainian Health Resources

• Ukrainian Clinical Guidance: A publication from the Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health on health screening recommendations for providers serving people arriving from Ukraine.
• CareRef: A tool for clinicians that provides individualized guidance on post-arrival medical screenings based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Domestic Refugee Screening Guidance: demographic and geographic factors, and the specialized needs of refugee populations. The Department of Health Services highly recommends this resource.
• Uniting for Ukraine Vaccine Attestation: A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services webpage with information on pre-travel vaccine attestations for Ukrainians as well as vaccines required for refugees within 90 days of arrival.
• Uniting for Ukraine Overview and FAQ: Department of Homeland Security's webpage that provides an overview of Uniting for Ukraine and frequently asked questions. 

• Cultural Quick Reference Guide: A guide by the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center that gives country-specific cultural norms, health practices, and communication practices providers can utilize when caring for Ukrainian arrivals as well as country-specific TB facts.
• Ukranian Crisis Cultural Backgrounder: Guide on refugees from Ukraine from the International Rescue Committee
• Practicing Cultural Humility when Serving Immigrant and Refugee Communities: A Guide from EthnoMed on Cultural Humility for clinicians and healthcare providers

Resources for care provision

• The 5 Components of Psychological First Aid: An article on the tools of Psychological First Aid that can be used to "help patients as they respond to traumatic events"
• Building a Culturally Informed Network of Refugee Mental Healthcare Providers: A guide for refugee service providers to increase cultural awareness in mental health practitioners
• Guide to Trauma-Informed Care: Preventing Crises and De-escalating Difficult Situations: A guide to help service providers interact with refugees in a trauma-informed way
• Headington Institute Resources: A collection of resources, including articles, reading courses, exercises, videos, and other materials helping caregivers to address resiliency, self care, and vicarious trauma.
• Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: A website with talks, online modules, and manuals on trauma-informed care
• Mental Health First Aid: A website with trainings, courses, and resources on how to identify and support those with mental health or substance abuse problems
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Refugee Trauma: A website with information on the experience of refugees, the effects of trauma, screening and assessment tools, intervention techniques, and resources
• Unbound Medicine - Psychological First Aid: A website with the "Who, What, Where, When, and Why" of Psychological First Aid as well as implementation
• Psychological First Aid During COVID-19: A webinar on how to use Psychological First Aid in the context of refugee health and COVID-19
• WHO - Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers: A guide to practicing Psychological First Aid in crisis situations as well as how to care for oneself and colleagues

Secondary trauma resources for care providers

• ACF Secondary Traumatic Stress Resource Guide: A webpage by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) providing a description of secondary traumatic stress, symptoms of compassion fatigue, and relevant interventions and approaches
• Bearing Witness: Traumatic Stress and the Helping Professional: A webinar by the University of Minnesota's Center for Practice Transformation focusing on how to identify and manage secondary traumatic stress, as well as the differences between secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue, and burnout
• "I Was Already Burned Out, and Now This..." Strategies for Staff and Supervisors to Mitigate Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Other Occupational Hazards: A 2020 Switchboard training for front-line and management staff working with refugees which outlines types of occupational hazards for emotional distress, organizational responses, and personal and organizational response plans
• NCTSN Secondary Traumatic Stress Series: A series of webinars by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) which includes "Cultural Implications of Secondary Traumatic Stress," "Secondary Traumatic Stress and Provider Self Care in Disaster and Terrorism Settings, Organizational Secondary Traumatic Stress," and "Secondary Traumatic Stress... What is it?"
• ProQOL Secondary Traumatic Stress Handout: A PDF handout by ProQOL with English, Arabic, and Kiswahili translations which outlines the definition of secondary traumatic stress, symptoms, risk factors, and self-care practices
• Wellbeing for Service Providers During COVID-19: Managing our Own Emotional Needs While Helping Refugee Clients: A Switchboard article for those helping refugees that discusses the emotional challenges in helping professions and ways to recognize and address them
• Working with Young People in the Trauma Space: Vicarious Trauma: An Orygen webinar for professionals working with young people who have gone through trauma and injustice that describes a framework of self-care rather than specific self-care practices

Psychological First Aid - A Switchboard webinar on Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the context of the events in Ukraine, including the basics of PFA and cultural information on Ukraine as facilitated by individuals from the Ukrainian Community Center and the International Rescue Committee

Immunization

• Plain Talk About Childhood Immunization: A 50-page booklet for parents on immunizations and their benefits, risks, and effectiveness as well as vaccine safety: English | Ukrainian | Russian

Mental health

• Psychological First Aid: Tips for Adults: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• Psychological First Aid: Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• Psychological First Aid: Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• Psychological First Aid: Parent Tips for Helping Preschoolers: English | Ukrainian |
• Psychological First Aid: Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children: English | Russian
• Age-Related Reactions to Traumatic Events: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal: English | Ukrainian | Russian

Tuberculosis (TB)

• Tuberculosis: General Information Fact Sheet from CDC: English | Ukranian 
• Questions and Answers About Tuberculosis from CDC: English | Ukranian 
• How to Take Your TB Medicine from Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH): English | Ukrainian | Russian
• Keep Taking Your TB Medicine from MDPH: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• Taking Your TB Medicine from MDPH: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• You Can Have TB and Feel Healthy from MDPH: English | Ukrainian | Russian
• You Have TB Infection (A Type of TB) from MDPH: English | Ukrainian | Russian

Translated resources by the Southeast National TB Center:

• Cultural Quick Reference Guide: Ukraine
• You Can Prevent Tuberculosis: A Patient Educational Handout
• 12-Dose Regimen for LTBI Patient Educational Brochure
• 12-Dose Regimen for Latent TB Infection Medication Tracker and Symptom Checklist

Additional Translated Resources

• Uniting for Ukraine Overview and FAQ: Department of Homeland Security's webpage that provides an overview of Uniting for Ukraine and frequently asked questions. 

Benefits for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees English | Ukranian | Russian |: A fact sheet by the Office of Refugee Resettlement with information on what constitutes a humanitarian parolee status, available benefits, how to determine eligibility, how to apply, and what resources there are to help

Health Coverage Options for Certain Ukrainian Nationals: A fact sheet by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with information on health coverage options for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees

Know Your Rights English | Ukranian | Russian |: Department of State Travel's pamphlet describing individual's rights while working in the United States