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Mental Health Services: Resources for Immigrants

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There has been a marked, local increase in activity by ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) agents.  Concerns have been expressed regarding the impacts on immigrant communities served by our agencies.  In particular, service providers are worried that ICE raids have raised levels of suspicion and anxiety in these communities and that this will result in avoidance or reduction in use of needed health services.  Providers requested information to raise their own awareness as well as easy to understand, translated documents that could be shared with clients, their families and other interested community members.  The following are some of the resources available for providers and consumers: Learn to Protect Yourself (English)  (pdf) Learn to Protect Yourself (Tongan) (pdf) Know Your Rights (Spanish, English, Tongan) (pdf) Information Card Explaining Rights of Immigrants (Spanish & English)  (pdf) Si la Migra llega a su casa (Spanish) (pdf) Redwood City Police Department Press Release about Immigration Status (pdf) HELPFUL WEB-LINKS: Catholic Charities CYO   http://www.cccyo.org/parish/immigration.php Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition    http://www.immigrantrights.org/resources.asp  National Immigration Law Center    http://www.nilc.org/ International Institute of San Francisco    http://www.iisf.org/links/link.htm ImmigrantInfo.org    http://www.immigrantinfo.org/index.html and  http://www.immigrantinfo.org/borders/index.html NEWS ARTICLES: Fed’s Conduct in Raids Undermines Local Police by Rose Jacobs Gibson:        http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/16755788.htm Latinos Air Crack-Down Concerns by Michael Manekin:         http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/16656598.htm Immigration Sweeps a Reign of Terror by Kimberly Wetzel:   http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_5110320 Richmond Pledges to Keep Immigrants Feeling Safe by John Geluardi:   http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_5192081 U.S. Immigration Sweeps Hitting Peninsula Area by Michael Manekin and Kelly Pakula:   http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_5174637