Difference between Refer and Mention

REFER vs MENTION: NOUN

Note; reputation.
Statement about or reference to a person or thing; notice or remark; especially, assertion or statement without details or particulars.
A statement or citation of honor or appreciation.
The act or an instance of mentioning something.
Report; account.
A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
A remark that calls attention to something or someone
An official recognition of merit
Indication; evidence.

Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
Seek information from
Have as a meaning
Make reference to
Have to do with or be relevant to
To submit to (another person or group) for consideration.
To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
Be relevant to
Use a name to designate
Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self.
To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention.
To turn one's attention, as in seeking information.
To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference.
To serve as a descriptor or have as a denotation.
To relate or pertain; concern.
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class: : attribute.
To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like.
To direct the attention of.
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
To direct to a source for help or information.
To have relation or reference; to relate; to point.

To carry or send back.
Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another
To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
To have recourse; to betake one's self; to make application; to appeal.

To have relation; relate.
Synonyms Ascribe, Charge, etc. See attribute.
To give a reference: as, to refer to a former employer for a recommendation.
To direct the attention; serve as a mark or sign of reference.
To allude; make allusion.
To bear or carry back; bring back.
To trace back; assign to as origin, source, etc.; impute; assign; attribute.
To have recourse; apply; appeal: as, to refer to an encyclopedia; to refer to one's notes.
To hand over or intrust for consideration and decision; deliver over, as to another person or tribunal for treatment, information, decision, and the like: as, to refer a matter to a third person; parties to a suit refer their cause to arbitration; the court refers a cause to individuals for examination and report, or for trial and decision.
Reflexively, to betake one's self to; appeal.
To reduce or bring in relation, as to some standard.
To assign, as to a class, rank, historical position, or the like.
To defer; put off; postpone.
To direct for information; instruct to apply for any purpose.

Bear on, Touch on, Come to, Bring up, Advert, Concern, Look up, Touch, Name, Mention, Consult, Pertain, Relate, Denote, Cite

Allude, Bring up, Credit, Advert, Honorable mention, Citation, Quotation, Observe, Name, Remark, Note, Refer, Acknowledge, Reference, Cite

Ascribe, Describe, Touch on, Bear on, Come to, Concern, Look up, Touch, Name, Mention, Consult, Pertain, Relate, Denote, Cite

Hint, Remember, Mean, Specify, Forget, Allude, Credit, Honorable mention, Observe, Name, Note, Refer, Acknowledge, Reference, Cite

Refer flow chart for better understanding of SOP.
Community Level Lenders should refer to Section III.
For further information refer to Maintaining your wheelchair.
Flap has been bent, please refer to photo.
Refer Program not active right now, try later.
The term used to refer to something served before the main course but is used now to refer to the actual main course.
In Danish, you can use the word snoepje to refer to small candies or to refer to a loved one as a pet name.
We use who to refer to people and which to refer to things.
Does my thesis statement refer to the evidence or details I refer to in my essay?
To refer another shopper, give them the same code you used to refer a user.

Not to mention absolute privacy, including anonymous chatting.
If you can, mention a few quantifiable accomplishments.
Finally, be sure to mention any successful outcome.
It does not mention any student strengths, but it does mention the problems in the student work.
In keeping with no mention of the Parade Ground, no mention of the southern border of the park is to be found.
As you mention your technical skills, also mention your personal skills.
For onset mention spans, IAA was evaluated on paragraphs: we considered true positives as paragraphs where both annotators marked an onset mention.
Here, you need to mention all your experience as a software tester and mention all their education qualifications.
You mention it in considerations, but surely deserves a mention in the general summary?
Synonyms for mention in passing include allude, imply, suggest, hint, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, mention and advert.