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Oakland nonprofit outlines culturally grounded refugee and immigrant mental health services to state commission
Summary
Representatives from the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants described culturally rooted mental health and social supports, multilingual outreach, interpreter training, and advocacy work — urging continued funding for prevention and community-based, culturally specific models.
Representatives from the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (SARE) told the commission on Oct. 2 that culturally grounded, community‑led services are central to reaching refugees and immigrants who often face trauma and barriers to care.
Laura Coelho, SARE’s director of communications and evaluation, and clinical director Kate Wadsworth described services provided in the Bay Area: lay counselors from…
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