Professional and volunteer care-providers and teachers in the health care sector, social welfare institutions, and schools may be confronted with the somatic, mental, and psychosocial problems of refugees. Pharos offers them support. Individual care-providers can consult Pharos when providing help and guidance to refugees. In addition, Pharos contributes to their expertise by offering services such as information, consultation and advice, contributions to education and training, and organizing workshops and symposia. Research One of the tasks of the Pharos Foundation is to collect and register data that may be used for research on the health problems of refugees and the evaluation of health care policies.
Ongoing projects are remigration and refugee children at school.
Through experiences gained in the treatment of refugees, Pharos has developed new working methods, both verbal and non-verbal, e.g. creative therapy. The documentation department collects literature, in particular on medical and psychosocial consequences of organized violence. The documentation centre is accessible for professionals, volunteers, students, and institutes specializing in health care, education, and social welfare. Information Up until 1998, Pharos has published 16 books on subjects concerning health and health care for refugees. A list of publications is available, but they are mainly in the Dutch language.