Compass
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Mental Health Liaison
"Working together to strengthen culturally sensitive pathways in mental health care for asylum seekers and refugees"
Compass is dedicated to building the capacity of mental health services to provide culturally-sensitive healthcare for this client group. The service consists of a small multi-disciplinary mental health team led by Dr Anne Douglas, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Compass provides advice and consultation to primary & secondary care health services. The team also works closely with a range of partner organisations. In addition, the Compass team also provides a range of direct therapeutic interventions. Compass works with asylum seekers and refugees of all ages.
The Aims of the Team:
- To ensure that asylum seeking people and refugees of all ages in Glasgow receive the most appropriate mental health care delivered in a culturally sensitive manner
- To help build the capacity of other staff (in statutory, voluntary and other agencies) to provide mental health care to this client group through consultation, teaching and liaison
- To provide a range of culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions for asylum seeking people and refugees with complex mental health needs
- To work together with partner agencies to promote the integration of asylum seeking people and refugees in Glasgow
- To work at a strategic level to highlight the specific health and wellbeing needs of this client group and to influence policy
