ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A new center, Mental Health Education & Legal Code for Refugee Rights Inc., opened on Saturday in Rochester. The initiative aimed to support the mental health and legal needs of refugees and immigrants in the area.
Organizers expressed gratitude for the community support.
“We are so happy because the community has shown so much, and today they are all here. This also shows us that there is a need,” organizers said. “We’ve suffered so much with the mental health individuals, and there’s a big barrier and stigma to that, so we’re trying to work and break those barriers,” they added…