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Immigration Film Fest October 14-21

October 07, 2021
Immigration Film Fest 2021 Register for your Personal Link to Attend Live Virtual Screenings! We will be screening 29 films from October 14th – 21st, followed by Immigration experts and filmmakers’ panels.

Webinar: Providing Mental Health Services to Immigrants 10/22/21

September 29, 2021
Bay Area Psychotherapy Group presents (BAPTI) an online CE event: Can You See Me? Providing Mental Health Services to Immigrants. A Live Interactive Webinar. A dialogue for therapists working with clients who differ from them. All proceeds from this event will benefit BAPTI's...

Video: Crisis in Afghanistan

September 09, 2021
What is happening in Afghanistan? Where are fleeing Afghans going? What are they experiencing, and what do they need? A live UCSF and Community Panel on the crisis in Afghanistan and the UCSF response. 

Pediatric Asylum Clinic Launches in Oakland

September 02, 2021
On August 28th, the Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing (CoE) at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, in partnership with UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative’s Human Rights Collaborative launched its Oakland-based Pediatric Asylum Clinic.

Webinar Video: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Families 

August 16, 2021
Webinar recording: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Families 

UnDocu-Ally Training for Health Professionals: Building Stronger Connections and A Safer Space for Undocumented Patients

By AAP-CA1 on June 28, 2021
Thursday, July 8, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Join us as we provide ideas for creating a safe clinical space, strengthening the connection between you and your undocumented patients, and developing partnerships that will continue to bring this training to your sites. This training previews Pre-Health...

Indigenous perspectives on forced displacement & immigration systems 7/1/2021

June 28, 2021
 "On our own terms: Indigenous perspectives on forced displacement & immigration systems.” July 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time

Film Screening: My Day Will Come 6/30/2021

By U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants on June 26, 2021
Join us on Wednesday, June 30th at 2pm (EST) for the virtual screening of “My Day Will Come,” a documentary highlighting the story of Sarahy, a woman from Honduras seeking asylum at the northern Mexico border. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the USCRI team from Tijuana, Mexico. 

East Bay Pediatric Asylum Clinic launches in July 2021

June 10, 2021
East Bay Pediatric Asylum Clinic announcement

Trends in US Refugee and Asylum Data

By Migration Policy Institute on May 18, 2021
A new article in the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, presents data from recent years on approved asylum applications in the US as well as current and historical data on US refugee resettlement, drawing upon several government datasets to sketch...

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