RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
Dr. Rafla-Yuan has studied and written on health policy and public health, mental health services, 988 and psychiatric emergency services, health equity, medical education and workforce development, global health, psychosomatic medicine, and biomedical ethics. He has authored multiple textbook chapters and is a contributing editor for the journal Psychiatric Services, the leading journal on mental health policy and services research.
He has been cited over 220 times in scientific publications and reports and he has been invited to speak at universities across the country such as UCSF, Columbia, NYU, Duke, and others. In 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services referenced his work in setting new standards for youth mental health and education for 1,700 public and private agencies who provide services to more than 1 million children every year, covering every U.S. state and territory and more than 155 tribal communities.
A list of selected publications is below. For a complete list of publications, please reach out via the contact form or refer to the National Library of Medicine or Google Scholar.
He has been cited over 220 times in scientific publications and reports and he has been invited to speak at universities across the country such as UCSF, Columbia, NYU, Duke, and others. In 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services referenced his work in setting new standards for youth mental health and education for 1,700 public and private agencies who provide services to more than 1 million children every year, covering every U.S. state and territory and more than 155 tribal communities.
A list of selected publications is below. For a complete list of publications, please reach out via the contact form or refer to the National Library of Medicine or Google Scholar.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
The Workforce For Non-Police Behavioral Health Crisis Response Doesn’t Exist—We Need To Create It• Published in Health Affairs
• Published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics
• Published in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Barriers and Opportunities for Refugee Mental Health Services: Clinician Recommendations from Jordan
• Published in Global Mental Health
