While Catholic Social Services does offer general mental health services, the organization is not an expert in trauma issues related to refugee experiences and other related stressors they contend with during their acculturation. This page is meant to be used as a resource, linking you to more qualified organizations.

If you are in crisis, please call the Samaritan Helpline at 937-224-4646, or dial 911.

• The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
• Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services
• Florida Center for Survivors of Torture
• The Center for Victims of Torture
• King County Mental Health Services
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre

Under international law, a refugee is an individual who is “unable to return to his or her home country due to a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or social group. As the U.S. Department of State notes, “refugees are subject to the highest level of security checks of any category of traveler to the United States.”