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November 20, 2011 | Story
Minneapolis, Imperial County, Calif., and Chatham County, N.C., sustained school-connected mental health services for immigrants and refugees started under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
November 20, 2011 | Story
In Portland, Maine, Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth, helped social workers, case managers, and therapists provide school-connected mental health and related services to immigrants and refugees.
October 8, 2009 | Story
Sonith Peou, program director, Metta Health Center, Lowell, Mass., is being honored for his efforts to ensure access to culturally sensitive health services for the large Cambodian-American community in Lowell.
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article reviews the "immigrant advantage" that leads to lower mortality rates. Focusing on Hispanic and Asian immigrants, the authors consider disability rates, mental health concerns, and access to health care.
March 1, 2002 | Story
To Ly-Sieng Ngo, leadership is all about caring. "If I don't do what seems right, I can't sleep well at night," she admits.
October 1, 2006 | Story
"When people are not empowered, and don't know what rights they have, they are prime targets of exploitation," said Shin.
January 25, 2012 | Program Result
Manavi, a New Brunswick, N.J.-based organization serving South Asian women who have suffered domestic violence, launched an economic empowerment program to help survivors move toward economic independence.
September 9, 2011 | Program Result
The Georgia Department of Human Services contracted with two agencies to expand services to refugees affected by domestic violence in the Greater Atlanta area.
November 20, 2011 | Story
Projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chicago and Los Angeles developed culturally competent school-connected mental health services for immigrants and refugees under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
July 8, 2009 | Program Result
The Family Violence Prevention Fund conducted a literature review and key informant interviews to identify and highlight program models for addressing intimate partner violence in immigrant and refugee communities.