Black Immigrant Youth Empowerment Project (2018-2019)By Dr. Richard Cervantes and Diego Fuentes “African American and Black immigrants do not have a clear definition of mental health, because people in this community do not readily speak about mental health or mental illness.” Introduction Participants were recruited by the President of African […]
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, […]
Sierra Leone, Liberian, Guinean Community Mental Health and Training Education Project
Sierra Leone, Liberian, Guinean Community Mental Health and Training Education Project The SCMHTE Project is a joint effort of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) and the African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC) to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Sierra Leone, Liberian, and Guniean communities. […]
ECMHTE PROJECT
The ECMHTE Project is a joint effort of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) and the African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC) to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Ethiopian community, and to set a precedent of using culturally appropriate mental health education when working with […]