PARTNERSHIPS FOR TRAUMA RECOVERY

PTR PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. PTR ALSO WORKS TO ADDRESS STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA BY CONDUCTING EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FACILITATING PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. PTR'S VISION IS FOR A WORLD IN WHICH MENTAL HEALTH AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE ARE CENTRAL COMPONENTS OF POLICY AND PROGRAM PRIORITIES.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS-HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:- PTR PROVIDED THERAPY AND/OR CASE MANAGEMENT TO 154 INTERNATIONAL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES FROM 29 COUNTRIES WHO SPOKE 19 PRIMARY LANGUAGES. - PTR PROVIDED 2,323 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS, APPROXIMATELY 72% OF WHICH WERE CONDUCTED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. 81% OF CLIENTS SERVED IN 2023 WHO COMPLETED A FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT SHOWED SOME IMPROVEMENT IN PTSD, ANXIETY, AND/OR DEPRESSION.- PTR'S AFRICAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (ACP) CONTINUED ITS 'DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH SERIES,' AN INITIATIVE STARTED IN 2021 BY PTR AND A PARTNER ORGANIZATION. THE SERIES CENTERS ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS, YOUTH VOICES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND USES ART, POETRY, FOOD, MUSIC, DANCE, AND JOY TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL CBOS, THE ACP HELD THEIR FIRST INAUGURAL AFRO-SOCCER WELLNESS EVENT AS PART OF A HEALTH THROUGH SPORTS INITIATIVE. - PTR EXPANDED ITS STAND-ALONE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY REFERRALS TO HELP CLIENTS REACH EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, MEDICAL, AND OTHER PERSONAL GOALS. IN ADDITION, THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED A WELCOME KIT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. EACH KIT CONSISTED OF HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS SANITARY PADS, SHAMPOOS & CONDITIONER, TOOTHBRUSH AND TOOTHPASTE, LOTION, DEODORANTS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS, AND WERE AVAILABLE IN INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY PACKS.- PTR CONTRACTED WITH 32 INTERPRETERS WHO SPOKE 25 UNIQUE LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, WHICH ALLOWED PTR TO INCREASE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH ONGOING IN-PERSON INTERPRETATION SERVICES.- PTR HIRED A NEW CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND ITS FIRST HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR IN 2023. THESE POSITIONS ALLOWED PTR TO CONTINUE GROWING DIRECT SERVICE OFFERINGS WHILE PROVIDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO TEAM MEMBERS.