Free Mental Health Services Expanded for Refugee/Immigrant Support

Give an Hour – the lead organization for the Campaign to Change Direction and national nonprofit providing pro-bono mental health services – announced today that it is opening its network of providers to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis developing at the U.S. border. Give an Hour currently consists of approximately 7,000 mental health professionals, providing free and confidential mental health care to those in need; to-date, they have donated around 250,000 hours of free care, valued at more than $25 million. Since its founding in 2005, the organization…

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Catholic Family Center Launches “See Their Stories” Public Service Announcement Campaign

Catholic Family Center (CFC) announces the launch of “See Their Stories” campaign at www.SeeTheirStories.org in effort to bring clarity surrounding the mistrust and misunderstanding of the refugee resettlement story in the US. The series of 15- and 30- second public service announcement-length videos capture the personal vignettes of refugees who have resettled in the United States… stories of great loss and great hope. CFC has made these available as free downloadable and editable PSAs and still shots, suitable for any resettlement service providers and individuals who help refugees achieve independence to…

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Help Refugees Launch Iranian Refugee Majid Adin’s new film ‘The Journey’

After winning a global competition to create the first official music video for Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’, Iranian refugee and artist Majid Adin has teamed up with Help Refugees and Blinkink to create ‘The Journey’, a short film depicting the struggles of a separated Syrian family fleeing their home. The film follows a young Syrian boy whose home has been torn apart by war. Separated from his family during an aerial attack on his home, the young boy embarks on a long, dangerous journey to be reunited with his parents.…

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