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I’m in a Rut. What Can I do About It?

March 17, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Every month, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, shares stories, resources, and helpful tips to support health care workers during these ongoing…
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Women’s Voices Matter. MCN’s Photovoice Project Is Dedicated to Them.

March 8, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Today is International Women's Day. Across the world, numerous countries will recognize the contributions of women across cultural, economic, political, and social spheres. The roots of this holiday…
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We Hear You: Opening Ourselves to What Health Care Workers Are Feeling Now

February 17, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: In this monthly blog post, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, provides stories, resources, and helpful tips to support health care workers during these…
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How to Prioritize Fun during Tough Times

February 8, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Here, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, provides tips to de-stress by seeking out fun, as part of our ongoing blog series from MCN’s Witness to Witness. The W2W page offers numerous resources…
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Anger, and Caring for Those who Made Poor Choices, from MCN’s Dr. Madaras

January 25, 2022
By: Jannette Nuñez
By Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Migrant Clinicians Network  Thirty years ago, on a late summer August evening during my trauma surgery rotation in 1991, I was called in to assist…
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How to Help Someone through the Uncertainty of Waiting

January 20, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: In this month’s Witness to Witness blog post, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness, offers us perspective on uncertainty. Visit Witness to Witness page here. You can…
Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

January 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) is a network of health outreach programs operating out of each of the Mexican Consulates in the US. Migrant Clinicians Network has been a longtime advisor to…
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Clinicians Are Traumatized Because of COVID-19. Witness to Witness Helps.

December 20, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Pamela Secada, MCN’s Witness to Witness Program Manager, and Jessica Calderón, Witness to Witness Program Associate[We are in the…
How to Support Migrant Farmworkers' Mental Health: It Starts with Partnerships

How to Support Migrant Farmworkers' Mental Health: It Starts with Partnerships

December 16, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Jenna Feinauer, Migrant Clinicians Network and Dr Ivette Ruiz, MS-HSBP, Healing by Growing Farms LLCAlthough the frequency of mental illnesses among migrants varies, all migrants are subject to…
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Pregnant Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, with Pinky Garcia

December 8, 2021
By: jsanne
 [Content Note: This case study includes sexual assault.][Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Nahiely Garcia, whom we call Pinky, one of our Health Network Associates in Texas. You can support…
Cranky During the Holidays? Battling Unrealistic Expectations? How to Get Through the Holidays in One Piece, with Tips from Kaethe Weingarten

Cranky During the Holidays? Battling Unrealistic Expectations? How to Get Through the Holidays in One Piece, with Tips from Kaethe Weingarten

December 2, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s note: Happy Holidays! For those of us who may struggle during this holiday season, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Founder and Director of Witness to Witness, has some ideas to help you through.…
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How to De-Escalate a Tense Interaction

November 18, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: The Fall 2021 issue of Streamline is now arriving at mailboxes – yes, those physical boxes that receive paper – across the country! You can read the entire issue, which features…
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Eleven Tips for Sustainable Activism Without Getting Overwhelmed

October 20, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Albert Einstein said, “Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”  I hope I am not being presumptuous to add a corollary: “Not…
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Six Practical Steps to Prevent Child Suicide

September 23, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: September is Suicide Prevention Month. This blog post is offered by Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness at MCN.]In the last few months, I have been shaken over the…
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10 Steps to Provide Trauma-Informed Care for Afghan Refugees

September 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are arriving across the US – and all of them will receive a health assessment in the coming weeks. Once they arrive on US soil, Afghan families are connected to…
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Empathy Can Be Debilitating. Here’s How to Move Empathy into Action.

August 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
I have always been haunted by certain kinds of injustices.  Since the founding of Witness to Witness (W2W), there have been many issues that I cannot shake. In July 2019, I heard Columbia Law…
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It is Never Too Late to Soften Grief

July 21, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Kaethe Weingarten, PhDThis month marks the 45th anniversary of my mother’s death and, finally, it feels different.  I am carrying a piece of what pained me more lightly, which is making this time…
Sister Zuly, Sister Antonia, and Sister Ana, three participants in Tu voz importa, received their cameras during the first workshop this week.

Tu voz importa: New Photovoice Project Equips Migrants with Cameras to Share Their Stories

June 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Sister Zuly, Sister Antonia, and Sister Ana, three participants in Tu voz importa, received their cameras during the first workshop this week.This week, 29 participants gathered for a beginner’s…
Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

MCN’s 5-Minute Poll: Inform Our Work, Voice Your Concerns, and Win a $25 Target Gift Card!

June 15, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The Trump Administration was regularly cited as a root cause for migrant and immigrant patients to avoid getting the health care they needed – according to clinicians who have taken Migrant…
A man in a mask holds his head in grief

"Yes, You ARE Entitled to Your Grief!": Looking at a Year of Many Losses, Many Kinds of Grief

May 12, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This blog comes from Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of MCN’s Witness to Witness program. Keep up to date with W2W by signing up for the W2W…
Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

Take MCN’s 2021 Poll: What Is Changing for Immigrant & Migrant Patients?

April 27, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
 A recent study shows that, as former President Trump developed his presidential campaign’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, immigrants and migrants who lack authorization to live and work in the US began to…
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Nine Practices to Cope with a Looming Catastrophe

April 21, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: This article, originally published on Medium last month, was written by Migrant Clinicians Network’s Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness. In the last year,…
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Winter Streamline: Strategies for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence During the Pandemic

March 30, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
IPV and COVID-19Intimate partner violence is the physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse, according to the CDC. A recent special…
Laszlo Madaras and colleague in PPE

750 COVID-19 Patients Later, A One-Year Milestone

February 2, 2021
By: Jannette Nuñez
By Dr. Laszlo Madaras[Note from Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, MCN's Director of Witness to Witness: Here, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Laszlo Madaras writes to the staff of Migrant Clinicians Network,…
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Witness to Witness: Aspects of Flourishing During the Holidays

December 22, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
[Editor’s Note: The holidays are upon us! Today, we turn to Witness to Witness (W2W), Migrant Clinicians Network’s program that serves those who are in high stress jobs working with vulnerable…
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Women’s Conference Creates Virtual Safe Space for Austin-Area Latinas

November 19, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Diana Cañas, MCN InternEarlier this month, the sixth annual Women’s Conference, hosted by the General Consulate of Mexico in Austin and Migrant Clinicians Network, was virtual. In total, 68 women…