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By addressing the dearth of culturally sensitive and language appropriate mental care and connection to care services that are available in Philadelphia, the African Women Mental Health Literacy Project will improve health and quality of life.
The African Women Mental Health Literacy Project is a holistic health and wellness program which aims to improve the health and quality of life of low-income African and Caribbean immigrant and refugee women in the Philadelphia area by addressing the dearth of culturally sensitive and language appropriate mental care and connection to care services that are available in Philadelphia. ACANA, in partnership with the Masjid Ar Rahman will provide trauma-informed, culturally tailored and language appropriate health literacy educational services including workshops to at least 150 African refugee and new immigrant women with young children in the Philadelphia area in order to:
The project will focus on untreated mental health issues and challenges that are most common within these communities, such as PTSD, as well as the stressors associated with migration. The objectives are not only to assist new residents in their adjustment and resettlement, but to help them to become active participants in their new environments.
