Partnerships For Trauma Recovery

PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE FOR REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND INTERNATIONAL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

AT THEIR MOSAIC HEALING CENTER IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, PTR PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. PTR ALSO PARTNERS WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES TO TRAIN ADVANCE PSYCHOLOGICAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR GLOBAL HEALING AND HUMAN RIGHTS CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM, AND WORKS TO ASSESS STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA BY CONDUCTING EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.PTR FURTHER AIMS TO APPLY THE IMPACTS OF TRAUMA, AND PREVENT FURTHER TRAUMATIZATION, BY ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PRIORITIZE FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS-DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE OUTCOMES WERE ACHIEVED:- PTR WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THERAPY AND/OR CASE MANAGEMENT TO 182 INTERNATIONAL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS, PTR PROVIDED 2,079 INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS TO SURVIVORS FROM 39 COUNTRIES WHO SPOKE 19 PRIMARY LANGUAGES.- IN 2021, PTR EXPANDED OUR PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE OFFERINGS WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO SOCIAL WORKERS AND A PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE INTERN. AS WELL, WE BROUGHT ON A SUPERVISING PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND A NEW DIRECTOR OF CLIENT CARE. THESE POSITIONS ALLOWED PTR TO CONTINUE GROWING OUR DIRECT SERVICE OFFERINGS AND TO PROVIDE A GREATER LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO TEAM MEMBERS. - IN 2021, THE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (ACP) REACHED A TOTAL OF 945 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH MEETINGS, PREVENTION VISITS, AND OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS. ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE ACP INCLUDED: SUPPORT GROUPS FOR STUDENTS AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, LGBTQ+ IDENTIFIED AFRICANS, AND SURVIVORS OF THE 1994 GENOCIDE IN RWANDA; ONGOING COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS; AND MONTHLY PSYCHOEDUCATION GROUPS OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN APRIL, PTR COLLABORATED WITH THE AFRICAN ADVOCACY NETWORK (AAN) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (USF) MASTER IN MIGRATION STUDIES TO HOST THE FIRST-EVER CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ON AFRICAN MIGRATION IN THE BAY AREA. IN MAY, PTR PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND OTHER AGENCIES TO HOST AN EVENT COMMEMORATING THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA, AND TO ENGAGE IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNITY HEALING DISCUSSIONS FROM SOCIETIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED MASS VIOLENCE.- NEARLY 60% OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THIS YEAR, PTR CONTRACTED WITH 27 INTERPRETERS THROUGH THEIR REFUGEE VOICES PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO INCREASE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH ONGOING IN-PERSON INTERPRETATION SERVICES.- 91% OF CLIENTS SERVED IN 2021 WHO COMPLETED A FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT SHOWED SOME IMPROVEMENT IN PTSD, ANXIETY, AND/OR DEPRESSION; 55% OF CLIENTS WERE SYMPTOMATIC WITH PTSD AT INTAKE, WHILE ONLY 31% OF CLIENTS WERE SYMPTOMATIC AT FOLLOW-UP