Your support of Fenway Health allows us to help the most vulnerable people in our community. Akila, a courageous asylum seeker and Fenway Health client, shares how the Violence Recovery Program changed their life.
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Fenway Health staff Gerardo Moreno Serrano, Bilingual Psychotherapist, and Jonathan Briseño, Bilingual Counselor Advocate for the Violence Recovery Program, presented on October 26 at the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston as part of Binational Health Week. Gerardo and Jonathan …
The month of October shines a spotlight on two critically important behavioral health issues. October 7 through 13 marks Mental Illness Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness and provide education about the realities of mental illness, support those …
The #MeToo movement has proven to be truly revolutionary. The testimonies of countless courageous survivors have marked a major turning point in the national conversation around sexual assault. Indeed, the power of #MeToo lies in its amplification of voices that …
We are pleased to announce that in October 2017, Fenway Health was awarded three new federal grants that will help us strengthen and expand services to some of the most vulnerable populations in our community.
SAMHSA has awarded Fenway Health …
This week, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) released its new report Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2016. The report was created by looking at the experiences of 2,032 survivors of intimate
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On Monday, October 23, 2017, in commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health and Bianca Phoenix hosted a panel titled “Culturally Competent Care for LGBTQ survivors.” The event featured panelists from local organizations that …
March 28 marks the beginning of LGBT Health Awareness Week, a yearly reflection on national LGBT health advancements and the continuing need for culturally competent care models. Launched by the National Coalition of LGBT Health, LGBT Health Awareness Week …
November is Transgender Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the incredible resilience of transgender and gender non-conforming people in the face of discrimination and violence, and to examine how we all can be better allies to the community. …
Violence against the LGBTQ and HIV-positive communities is often thought of in terms of attacks from the outside in the forms of hate-motivated crimes, police misconduct, and mass incarceration. However, violence that comes from within the community – specifically, Intimate …