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There are nearly 20 million refugees worldwide and this number is increasing due to ongoing conflict and persecution. While most refugees continue to live in humanitarian settings such as temporary camps, more than 70,000 individuals are resettled in a third country each year. Exposure to violence and persecution, a history of limited access to mental health resources, and the stressors associated with beginning life anew in a third country make it necessary for high income countries who resettle refugees to make their mental health a public health priority. Provides a broad understanding of the refugee resettlement process and presents data on the epidemiology of mental health and psychosocial problems among refugees resettled in high income countries like the U.S. Introduces methods for measurement and evaluation of these problems and prepares students to be able to design mental health studies among this population. Explores mental health treatment options and service utilization among resettled refugees in high income countries.