"Immigration and My Mental Health" - An LGBTQ+ Peoples of Color Discussion
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"Immigration and My Mental Health" - An LGBTQ+ Peoples of Color Discussion Forum
This discussion forum focuses on immigration: LGBTQ+ peoples of color are impacted by their immigration status or absence of status, a look at detention and deportation, culture shock and assimilation, refugee, economic deprivation - homelessness and couch surfing (survival sex and abuse), money, food; health and mental health care, the law and criminal justice system, and lived experiences - intended to make it normal or much easier to speak out, to ask for help and to know what rights and resources are available - that no one has to struggle or suffer alone.
At this discussion forum, panelists, representing a diverse cross-section of these communities will feature advocates, mental health professionals, and legal perspectives to look at many of the factors, including deportation, detention, and asylum; the mental health effects on a person who's struggling with and living in fear; the legal ramifications for someone who is LGBTQ+ and a person of color.
Panelists:
- presentation by NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
- Tsion Gurmu, Esq. (Baji, Inc.)(Immigration Attorney)
- Steve Welch, LCSW-R (mental health professional)
- Orlando Ferrand (writer/artist/poet)
- Uchechukwu “Uche” Onwa (QDEP)
- Alicia Anabel Santos (Moderator)
Participating agencies and organizations:
- Hostos College - CUNY
- NYC Mayor's Office of Community Affairs
- NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs
- NYC Commission on Human Rights
- NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board
- ThriveNYC
- LGBT Expo
- QDEP
- DBGM & IMM2020
- Caribbean Equality Project
- Recoveries R US
- NYC Care
- NYU Langone Health
- Fountain House
- NYC Health+Hospitals