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Assessing Mental Health Concepts of Older Adults Displaced by Disasters in the Republic of Georgia

Year Project Started
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To determine the impacts of long-term displacement on elderly populations through the development of assessment methodologies that combine instruments to measure physical and mental health, social networks and social support, as well as migration history and lifetime major and traumatic events

Trafficking Prevalence and Intervention Impact at the Thai/Burma Border

Year Project Started
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To: (a) estimate prevalence of labor and sex trafficking and associated mental and physical health risks, (b) measure the impact of a current three-tiered community intervention, and (c) develop recommendations to improve methods to identify and assist trafficking victims

Population Estimation of North Korean Refugees and Migrants in China

Year Project Started
Region/Country
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To estimate the population of North Korean refugees and irregular migrants as well as the population of children born to North Korean mothers in Northeast China; and to assess household composition and living conditions of the children born to North Korean mothers

Building the Evidence Base and Local Capacity to Remedy Labor Rights Violations in Malaysia

Year Project Started
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To build an evidence-base on labor rights violations and local capacity to remedy these violations, through the documentation of labor violations and the strengthening of outreach and communication mechanisms to empower migrant workers and local organizations

Assessing Anti-Trafficking Initiatives in Thailand

Year Project Started
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To conduct an assessment of Thailand’s initiatives to counter human trafficking, through key informant interviews (KIIs) with Thai and U.S. government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN and international organizations, and research institutions

Estimating Trafficking of Myanmar Women for Forced Marriage and Child-bearing in China

Year Project Started
Role in the Project
Main Outcome
To estimate the prevalence of trafficking of women and girls from Myanmar (specifically Kachin State and Shan State) into China for forced marriage, as well as to improve the field’s understanding of the trafficking patterns and networks, risk and protective factors