The Mental Health Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month, September-May at 3:30 pm over Zoom. Please contact committee leadership for more information.
Mental Health Committee Chairs:
Brandy Fenimore, brandy.fenimore@commonspirit.org
Mandy Leamon, mandy.leamon@commonspirit.org
Mission
The Refugee Mental Health Committee is a multi-disciplined effort to promote and strengthen culturally competent behavioral health services, along with mental health literacy and increase access to equitable care for refugees and immigrants.
Goals
- Serve as a warehouse for information and networking with the community regarding mental health for refugees and immigrants.
- Improve access to mental health services and information by utilizing the Omaha Refugee Task Force website as a centralized location for refugees, immigrants and those working with this population to have access to reliable and useful resources.
- Increase cultural competency by serving as a place for individuals to learn about and reflect on work with refugees and immigrants.
- Build rapport with refugees and immigrants and integrate them into the committee to get feedback and help improve mental health services in the community.
Vision
- A place for information and networking for those working to provide behavioral health services to refugees and immigrants.
- Promoting education and advocacy for behavioral health services for refugees and immigrants in our community.
Why You Should Join Us
- To improve cultural competency to effectively support and treat this population.
- You have a desire to increase access and provide information regarding mental services for this population within the Omaha community.
- To receive support from the committee when providing services to this population in Omaha
- You have a desire to learn more about the refugee and immigrant populations and mental health.
Sign Up for the Mental Health Provider Registry
If you are a mental health provider, we encourage you to please fill out the form below.