Uyghurs in America Need Mental Wellness Support. Here's How We're Helping.
In the Spring of 2017, Uyghur immigrants living outside of China began to notice their relatives in China asking to limit their phone and texting communication, and, finally, to stop altogether.
While it has taken the world four long years to finally call what's happening genocide, the anguish over the treatment of their loved ones back home manifests, for these immigrant Uyghurs, as depression, anger, chronic exhaustion, a withdrawal from loved ones, and a general feeling of hopelessness - all signs of secondary trauma.
That’s why we’ve formed the Uyghur Wellness Initiative. We've developed training materials and recruited mental wellness professionals to volunteer their time to see Uyghur clients in North America, and you can be part of it.
