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Ali Aden and Lul Nur moved from the Twin Cities more than a year ago to provide culturally specific mental health services for the East African community, which St. Cloud lacked.

The Bridge Healing Center will be open next month, providing services for Somali families who would otherwise travel hundreds of miles to find care.

Efforts underway to counter misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines in St. Cloud’s Somali American community Early in the pandemic, Stearns County became a hotspot for COVID-19 after an outbreak at a local meatpacking plant, which employs many Somali American workers. The county has had more than 17,000 positive cases of the virus and more than 170 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Written By: Kirsti Marohn / MPR News | 1:27 pm, Jan. 19, 2021 × Dr. Bashir Moallin wait...