Heidi Ellis, PhD
Director, Trauma and Community Resilience Center; Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Heidi Ellis, PhD
Director, Trauma and Community Resilience Center; Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Publications
Promoting positive development among refugee adolescents. View Abstract
Supporting Women and Children Returning from Violent Extremist Contexts: Proposing a 5R Framework to Inform Program and Policy Development. View Abstract
Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Women and Children Returning from Violent Extremist Contexts: A Rapid Review to Inform Program and Policy Development. View Abstract
Leveraging community-based mental health services to reduce inequities for children and families living in United States who have experienced migration-related trauma. View Abstract
Discrimination and mental health of Somali immigrants in North America: a longitudinal study from 2013 to 2019. View Abstract
The role of discrimination, assimilation, and gender in the mental health of resettled Somali young adults: A longitudinal, moderated mediation analysis. View Abstract
Partnering with refugee communities to improve mental health access: Going from "why are they not coming" to "what can I (we) do differently?". View Abstract
Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Support of Violent Radicalization: Variations by Geographic Location. View Abstract
Civic development and antisocial attitudes/behaviors among Somali immigrants: Change over one year. View Abstract
Discrimination, marginalization, belonging, and mental health among Somali immigrants in North America. View Abstract
Understanding the needs of children returning from formerly ISIS-controlled territories through an emotional security theory lens: Implications for practice. View Abstract
Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) in a sample of Somali immigrants living in North America. View Abstract
Residential mobility, mental health, and community violence exposure among Somali refugees and immigrants in North America. View Abstract
Bhutanese Refugee Youth: The Importance of Assessing and Addressing Psychosocial Needs in a School Setting. View Abstract
A Qualitative Examination of How Somali Young Adults Think About and Understand Violence in Their Communities. View Abstract
The Dilemma of Predicting Violent Radicalization. View Abstract
Comparing Trauma Exposure, Mental Health Needs, and Service Utilization Across Clinical Samples of Refugee, Immigrant, and U.S.-Origin Children. View Abstract
Building community resilience to violent extremism through genuine partnerships. View Abstract
Culturally adapting a physical activity intervention for Somali women: the need for theory and innovation to promote equity. View Abstract
The Impact of Acculturation Style and Acculturative Hassles on the Mental Health of Somali Adolescent Refugees. View Abstract
Relation of psychosocial factors to diverse behaviors and attitudes among Somali refugees. View Abstract
Understanding Bhutanese refugee suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior. View Abstract
Emotion Regulation Among Preschoolers on a Continuum of Risk: The Role of Maternal Emotion Coaching. View Abstract
Multi-tier mental health program for refugee youth. View Abstract
Mental health service utilization of Somali adolescents: religion, community, and school as gateways to healing. View Abstract
Discrimination and mental health among Somali refugee adolescents: the role of acculturation and gender. View Abstract
Past horrors, present struggles: the role of stigma in the association between war experiences and psychosocial adjustment among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. View Abstract
The "Lost Boys" of Sudan: Use of health services and functional health outcomes of unaccompanied refugee minors resettled in the U.S View Abstract
Cognitive behavioral therapy for symptoms of trauma and traumatic grief in refugee youth. View Abstract
Mental health of Somali adolescent refugees: the role of trauma, stress, and perceived discrimination. View Abstract
Perceptions of discrimination in traumatized vs. non-traumatized Somali refugee adolescents View Abstract
Somali adolescents and pathways to mental health care: Understanding help seeking within one refugee community View Abstract
Mental health treatment for child and adolescent refugees and immigrants View Abstract
Psychosocial approaches for children with
posttraumatic stress disorder View Abstract
Ethical research in refugee communities and the use of community participatory methods. View Abstract
Belonging and connection to school in resettlement: young refugees, school belonging, and psychosocial adjustment. View Abstract
Screening for PTSD among Somali adolescent refugees: psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD Index. View Abstract
Collaborative Treatment of Traumatized Children and Teens: The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach View Abstract
Mental health interventions for children affected by war or terrorism View Abstract
Emotion Language, Emotion Regulation and PTSD in children at risk for maltreatment View Abstract
Trauma Systems Therapy: Dissemination and implementation in two settings View Abstract
Concordance of Somali refugee adolescent and caregiver reports: Trauma and PTSD View Abstract
Addressing stigma of mental illness among Somali refugees View Abstract
National Survey of Refugee Programs View Abstract
Comprehensive Care for Traumatized Children: An open trial examines Trauma Systems Therapy View Abstract
Mental Health of Somali Adolescent refugees: Risks and Resiliencies View Abstract
Community Participatory Methods in Research with Somali Refugees View Abstract
Mental Health and Post Resettlement Stressors of Somali Adolescents resettled in Boston, Massachusetts USA: Preliminary findings View Abstract
Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees View Abstract
Predictors of disruptive behavior, developmental delays, anxiety, and affective symptomatology among institutionally reared romanian children. View Abstract
Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics. View Abstract
Review of child and adolescent refugee mental health. View Abstract
A Neurons to Neighborhood approach to treating refugee children View Abstract
Emotion language and emotion regulation in maltreated preschoolers View Abstract
Early Intervention Foster Care: A Model for Preventing Risk in Young Children Who Have Been Maltreated View Abstract