Refugee Health & Wellness Program
Refugees face many difficulties related to health and wellness as they adjust to resettlement in the United States. CRIS’ Refugee Health & Wellness Program offers intensive case management and acclimation services to refugees facing significant physical and mental health challenges.
This program aims to assist clients with achieving self-sufficiency by addressing their identified areas of vulnerability. We do not provide in-house services but have close relationships with community providers that are able to comprehensively address clients’ needs.
Eligibility
This program serves individuals who have been granted an ORR eligible status within the past five years.
Program Services
This program offers a wide range of services to address the complex physical health needs of the populations we serve, including but not limited to…
Preferred Communities-Intensive Case Management: CRIS PC-ICM provides strengths-based, trauma-informed case management services to exceptionally vulnerable refugees. The goal of PC-ICM is to assist individuals with achieving self-sufficiency by addressing challenges in their identified areas of vulnerability.
Resource Specialist and Acclimation Services: CRIS’s resource specialist team primarily focuses on providing the following services to CRIS Resettlement clients: establishing primary care appointments, arranging Medicaid transportation to medical appointments, coordinating follow-up care, providing health-related education; including instructions on how to schedule appointments, transportation, & navigate the pharmacy. The goal of the program is to empower clients to access the care that they need.
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Cat Gossman
REFUGEE HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER