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From Rwanda to New England: Lessons From a Strengths-Based Home Visiting Intervention for Families Facing Adversity

Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, Director, Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA); Jenna Berent, MPH, Program Manager, Refugee Behavioral Health Program at the Boston College; Jane West, Executive Director and Founder, The Two Lilies Fund; Jon Korfmacher, Associate Professor and Director, PhD Program, Erikson Institute

 

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Listen in to an exclusive chat with Dr. Theresa S. Betancourt, Director, Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA), and Jenna Berent, Program Manager, for the Refugee Behavioral Health Program at the Boston College Research Program on Children and Adversity. Dr. Betancourt and the Boston College Research Program on Children and Adversity have developed the Family Strengthening Intervention (FSI) a strengths-based, home visiting intervention adapted for implementation in both Rwanda and with Refugee communities in New England. They share the specific innovations each program has undergone as well as lessons learned and plans for future projects.

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