HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative

🗓️ On #InternationalDayoftheGirl, we’re raising awareness about the role healthcare providers can play in preventing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and in connecting survivors to care.    Want to learn how to navigate conversations about FGM/C with youth? ▶️ Preview our post to discover 3️⃣ simple steps you take to address this sensitive topic and provide informed, compassionate care. These steps are taken from the Global Woman PEACE Foundation & RTI International report:  https://lnkd.in/gGJR46cN   ▶️ Learn more about HEAL’s services available for survivors of FGM/C here https://lnkd.in/gZZcHG8i

Join AWE’s annual 5K this 10/12! All proceeds support our work with asylum seekers and immigrant trafficking survivors in Baltimore. https://lnkd.in/e2dY_r9q

HEAL recognizes September 21st, the International Day of #Peace By #donating today, you can help sustain the essential programming HEAL provides to #survivors of torture and trauma. Donate Today! -> https://lnkd.in/gbXXSAhd

To understand important immigration policy debates, we all need to have a basic understanding of the vocabulary of immigration. Language is important, both in advocating for effective policy change and amplifying the experiences of survivors. Here are 15 key immigration terms you should know: https://lnkd.in/eBZ5E8ZX

Partnerships are integral to HEAL's mission. Today we are spotlighting Asylee Women Enterprise, the "A" in HEAL! AWE is one of HEAL's four #partner institutions that contributes to HEAL's presence as an innovative and interprofessional center of excellence in the area of #refugeehealth and #asylummedicine in Maryland. AWE supports asylum seekers, foreign-born trafficking survivors, and other forced migrants as they navigate the immigration legal process, heal from past trauma, and rebuild their lives in Maryland. Over the last decade, AWE has served thousands of vulnerable immigrants from across the world and distributed over four million dollars in financial and material assistance. AWE provides trauma-informed, comprehensive case management services to help asylum seekers and other forced migrants access the resources and support they need to be safe, stable, and self-sufficient. More information about AWE's programs and services can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e2Zyzr7A

  HEAL recognizes June 26 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture    As the only organization in #Maryland dedicated to meeting the unique health needs of immigrant #survivors of torture, HEAL provides a number of direct care services including: - Comprehensive primary care to uninsured survivors at Esperanza Center, including medications, labs/imaging, access to specialists, vaccines, referrals for dental and vision care, and cancer screening          - Intensive health navigation for survivors with complex special health needs, such as advanced cancer, high-risk pregnancies, or genetic conditions - Holistic women’s health services for survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), including sex therapy, pelvic floor therapy, gynecology, and urogynecology 

HEAL's June 2024 Newsletter is out! 📝 Find here - https://lnkd.in/ejWmVxa6 Take a look to read more about how HEAL is celebrating #WorldRefugeeDay! Subscribe to future newsletters here - https://lnkd.in/eFbgp2Xs

🌍 On this #WorldRefugeeDay, HEAL celebrates the power of partnerships in uplifting and welcoming refugees and asylum seekers. ➡ Today, we remind our colleagues that your support matters. ➡ In honor of #WorldRefugeeDay, we ask that you consider supporting HEAL's ongoing efforts by donating, volunteering, or partnering with us. ✏ To Donate - use https://lnkd.in/gbXXSAhd Join us in standing #WithRefugees today and every day. #RefugeeRights #PartnershipForChange #HEAL

📣 HEAL is #hiring! Open Positions: - Bilingual (Spanish-English) Mental Health Therapist - Male Facilitator for Spanish-speaking Therapy Group ✏ Apply today at healasylum.org/careers

There is a common Spanish saying that’s come to mind lately - “el pueblo unido jamás será vencido”. It reminds us that when we are united, we will not be defeated. The Biden administration just announced the most restrictive asylum ban by any Democratic president. It bans #survivors from accessing their legal right to #asylum and it will go into effect immediately. This means that for real people with stories like the ones I regularly post about on LinkedIn - women fleeing intimate partner violence, young girls escaping overpowering gangs, human rights advocates and doctors fleeing for protecting others’ rights - the U.S. will turn them away and will not give them a chance to find safety. At a time when violence against women and girls is at an all time high, the richest country in the world is shutting its doors to them. But we at Tahirih Justice Center will keep our doors open for any immigrant woman or girl seeking #immigrationjustice. We will stand united with our amazing allies in this work, and we will continue to fight for asylum to not be defeated. Pictured here with some of those great allies from the HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative who help us fight for justice for asylum seekers at immigration court!