🚨Announcement: You can access video recordings on our website to re-watch, re-learn, and re-live our RISE UP Immigrant Minds Matter virtual conference!

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This panel discussing right now the barriers to patient care. I work with all of them here Boston Medical Center and I could not do my job without them! BMC RISE UP BU/BMC Psychiatry Residency Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC #refugeework

#BMCriseup Panel on immigration related stress and how we can provide services that help relieve that stress “throw it all out and start over” -reimagine the way we provide services! #immigrantmindsmatter

Panel Discussion on Immigrant Rights and policies that have failed them. Mojdeh Motamedi Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal Alicia Cortez of Movimiento Cosecha states “We contribute to this country and we aren’t given the resources needed and deserved” 💯 #immigrantmindsmatter #BMCriseup

Kenneth Mukonyezi BCRHHR reminds us “Immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and all who came here should be honored for their bravery. the problem is not them, the problem is from where they came from” 🙌🏽💯 #BMCriseup #immigrantmindsmatter

Day 2 Equity in Treatment presenters were excellent. Solidarity in treatment-walking along with people in their journey to healing and hope, centering humanity, and focusing on strengths #BMCriseup #immigrantmindsmatter

Dr Lin Piwowarczyk BCRHHR Boston Medical Center BU/BMC Psychiatry Residency Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC and Kenneth Mukonyezi discuss the challenges and needs for asylum seekers #BMCriseup #immigrantmindsmatter

Day 2 of #BMCriseup conference continues to be excellent. Dr Toledo-Carrión reminds us that immigration at its core is an essential process of loss. How do we have care that centers people and with adequate time from systems to do so. BU/BMC Psychiatry Residency #immigrantmindsmatter

This morning I discussed with @raikala_ about why and how doing work with conflict survivor feels heavy, so much work to be done, and can take a toll in our psychological state.

I found one answer just now,

It's not the people, it's the structure around it

BMC RISE UP

Kicking off the #BMCriseup Conference with Sarah Kimball of Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC immigration status as a political determinant of health. We need to advocate for antiracist policies for better, equitable treatment 💯🙌🏾 #immigrantmindsmatter Boston Medical Center

Great way to wrap up Day 1 with our Youth & Families speakers! #BMCRiseUp #ImmigrantMindsMatter

Consuelo Perez delivers a heartfelt account of the challenges immigrants experience and the power of faith to help us move forward. Thank you for sharing your story. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
#BMCRiseUP #ImmigrantMindsMatter #InThisTogether

If you want to learn about the joys and pains of being an immigrant, tune in right now to hear Consuelo Perez talk about her experiences as an immigrant from Peru! BMC RISE UP Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC Boston Medical Center #immigrants

“Ask yourself when providing care “are you working in solidarity rather than charity?’” 💯🙌🏽 Mojdeh Motamedi Refugee Health Alliance Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC Boston Medical Center #bmcriseup #immigrantmindsmatter

The intersectionality speakers provided great presentations on how we care for all folks and all their intersecting identities #BMCriseup #immigrantmindsmatter ⁦Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC⁩

“There can’t be culturally responsive care if you don’t reflect on yourself constantly and self-critique” 🙌🏽Sandra Mattar Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at BMC

Kicking off our #RiseUp conference with a powerful Keynote Tania Fernandes Anderson sharing her immigration story. Thank you!!! #persevere Boston Medical Center

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