Immigration-related Legal Collaboration in Primary Care: Evaluating Impact on Knowledge and Well-being.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of embedding an immigration attorney in a primary care clinic to address immigration-related legal needs.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study of 42 legal clinic participants from May 2019-February 2020. Measures included psychological distress, understanding of legal options, and self-rated general health collected prior to, following, and 60-90 days after consultation.

Long-Term Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Services Delivered by the Boston Emergency Services Team.

Rising psychiatric emergency department (ED) presentations pose significant financial and administrative burdens to hospitals. Alternative psychiatric emergency services programs have the potential to alleviate this strain by diverting non-emergent mental health issues from EDs. This study explores one such program, the Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST), a multi-channel psychiatric emergency services provider intended for the publicly insured and uninsured population.

Embedding Chaplaincy Services in Primary Care for Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Boston Pilot Intervention.

This Boston-based pilot research was an exploratory study that integrated outpatient chaplaincy into a refugee and immigrant health primary care clinic. Patients were screened for spiritual distress and offered a meeting with chaplaincy interns. Forty-eight patients were seen in clinic, 28 were screened, and 9 met with a chaplain.