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“We saw many dead, we saw people who were robbed, people who were raped. We saw that,” she repeated, her voice cracking, in a migrant shelter in El Paso a few days before Christmas.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Doctors, social workers, shelter directors, clergy and law enforcement say growing numbers of migrants suffer violence that amounts to torture and are arriving at the U.S.-Mexican border in desperate need of trauma-informed medical and mental health treatment. But resources for this specialized care are so scarce, and the network of shelters so overwhelmed by new arrivals and migrants who've been stuck for months by U.S. asylum policies, that only the most severe cases can be handled.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of this border city's largest shelters, Dr. B
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/migrant-shelters-try-to-help-traumatized-assault-survivors/"></div>CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of this border city’s largest shelters, Dr. Brian Elmore has treated about 100 migrants for respiratory viruses and a handful of more serious emergencies. But it’s a problem he hasn’t yet managed to address that […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- Add...
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of this border city's largest shelters, Dr.