By Josephaus R Weeks for the African Coalition About 2.1 million Africans migrated to the United States of America in 2018 according to official records. This number increases to 4.2 million when those from Caribbean nations are included. Top countries of origin for African immigrants were Nigeria 221,000 or […]
USC Annenburg Media: Immigrants in LA create mental health nonprofit focused on community well-being
A recent USC Annenburg Media story by Jackson Stephens, highlights the community approach of ACPHC and the impact it’s making in the lives of African and Caribbean communities around Los Angeles. “There [were] a lot of suicides back in 2008 to 2009,” Executive Director of the African Communities Public Health […]
Addressing Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health with New MHSOAC Stakeholder Grants
Unique challenges and experiences of immigrant and refugee communities inform mental health care services By Carli Million MHSOAC Communications An Ethiopian Immigrant H. Dawood arrived in the United States as over 10 years ago. She quickly found that navigating a new nation while raising her children was going to be […]
AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN REFUGEE CRISIS AT THE TIJUANA BORDER
This week the United Nations General Assembly held the first-ever Summit for Refugees and Migrants. The shared goals of the summits focused on the increase in the number of refugees worldwide. Refugees are a subset of the more than 65.8 million displaced people globally and include approximately 21 million men, […]
