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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH)

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The Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) is a community-based group that promotes awareness of, and access to, culturally appropriate mental health services through education, advocacy, and resource sharing in order to improve and facilitate access

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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Registration is open! Join CIMH on November 13th at the Chicago Teachers Union for our 10-year anniversary convening. It will be a day of culture, imagination, solidarity, and collective care. Register here: bit.ly/cimhregistration
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Impartida en español. Únete a nosotros para una sesión de yoga suave y reparadora, centrada en el movimiento accesible, la respiración consciente y la relajación.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We were so honored to be a awarded the Innovative Project Award from VNA Foundation last week. We are incredibly grateful for the many dedicated foundations, including VNA Foundation, that continue to step up for immigrant and refugee communities.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
bit.ly/CIMHMONTHLYSELFCARE
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Updated registration link! Well-Being as Practice in Times of Systemic Trauma Thursday, September 24th, 2026 6pm-9pm CT . Register here: BIT.LY/WELLBEINGCIMH . If you want this in other languages, please let us know.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bit.ly/CIMHOPENSPACE Sign up for our biweekly support space
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Monthly self care space. Sign up here: bit.ly/CIMHMONTHLYSELFCARE
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well-Being as Practice in Times of Systemic Trauma Thursday, September 24th, 2026 6pm-9pm CT . Register here: BIT.LY/CIMHWELLBEING
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our Executive Director Cindy Eigler will be the Keynote speaker at the Endeavor Health’s Reimagining Mental Health Care Through Community event. She is grateful to be speaking alongside a powerful list of community leaders. CIMH is a main co-creator of this event alongside Community CARE.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
La Rabia Sagrada: Cuidando al Fuego Interior es un taller que nos invita a liberar sentimientos pesados a través del movimiento. Por favor, traiga papel y un bolígrafo o lápiz y materiales de colores (ceras, rotuladores o lápices de colores). us06web.zoom.us/j/8702985192... bit.ly/CIMHrabia
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Sacred Rage: Tending to the Fire Inside is a workshop that invites us to release heavy feelings through movement, body awareness, and creative expression. Please bring paper and a pen or pencil and Crayons/markers/colored pencils us06web.zoom.us/j/8702985192... bit.ly/CIMHrabia
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Now is your chance! Do you have a story you want to share? A conversation you want to have in community with others? Do you have a project you'd like to brag about? Do you have a campaign that you'd like to promote? Sign up today to become a presenter! bit.ly/cimhpresenterform
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
¡Esta es tu oportunidad! ¿Tienes alguna historia que quieras compartir? ¿Una conversación que desees mantener en comunidad con otras personas? ¿Tienes algún proyecto del que te gustaría presumir? ¡Inscríbete hoy mismo para participar como ponente! bit.ly/cimhpresentadores
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
¡Gracias a todos los que presentaron su solicitud para ser ponentes en nuestra conferencia de noviembre! Hemos recibido una gran respuesta y queremos que más personas se sumen a la iniciativa. Hemos ampliado el plazo de inscripción hasta el 17 de agosto. bit.ly/cimhpresentadores
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you to everyone who applied to be a presenter at our November Conference! We have gotten a great response and we want more folks to join into the mix. We are extending the deadline to August 17th. Please fill out the application by then. bit.ly/cimhpresenterform
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Completa este formulario antes del viernes 7 de agosto y corre la voz. Únete a nosotros para que nuestra reunión de noviembre sea un éxito: bit.ly/cimhpresentadores Si tienes preguntas o ideas relacionadas con la convocatoria, ponte en contacto con Cindy: Cindy Eigler at cindy@ourcimh.org
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Apply to lead a panel, workshop, community discussion, presentation, or healing practice. Fill out this form by Friday August 7th bit.ly/cimhpresenterform For questions or ideas related to the convening, please contact: Cindy Eigler at cindy@ourcimh.org
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
¡Queremos saber de ti! Completa este formulario antes del viernes 7 de agosto y corre la voz. Únete a nosotros para que nuestra reunión de noviembre sea un éxito: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Speakers, healers, artists, activists, academics, directly impacted community members, we want to hear from you! Please fill out this form by Friday August 7th and spread the word. Join us in making our November Convening a success: bit.ly/cimhpresenterform
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our friends at IFMHA have put out a compelling Program Policy Brief on the impact of increased immigration enforcement. This brief provides both national data and state/local data from Operation Midway Blitz. ifmhaprogram.wixsite.com/ifmhaprogram...
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We are looking for possible presenters to provide workshops where they can share their expertise and practices with our community. If interested in offering a workshop or practice, please complete the form bit.ly/cimhpresenterform If you need assistance please contact Cindy at cindy@ourcimh.org.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This yoga nidra session, Rest Portal, will introduce you to the practice through a restorative yoga asana to return to our bodies, breathwork to connect to our life force energy, and a guided yoga nidra awareness practice. ZOOM: bit.ly/4bvopbf - INPERSON: bit.ly/4gIXhZR
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Caregiver Guide to Talking to Children about Immigration Enforcement (trifold in English & Español). This resource guides parents/caregivers through how to talk with children about what is happening with immigration enforcement in our communities.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We had a wonderful opportunity to partner with Eighteenth Barber Co for the Ponte Tus Moños pride block party fundraiser. . If you would like to host a fundraiser for Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health we would love to work with you on making your idea a reality. Message us!
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We are excited to announce our annual convening: Nurturing the Roots of Wellness through Connection, Culture, and Imagination. 2026 marks our 10 year anniversary. Come celebrate with us Friday November 13th from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm at the ChicagoTeachers Union. Scan the QR code for more information.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hope to see you there!
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In this clip Cindy, our Executive Director, explains the importance of joy and celebration as a way to engage people, even in the face of hard circumstances. Cindy was the keynote speaker of 2026 Immigrant Integration Forum. . Watch the full keynote here: www.ourcimh.org/cimh-resourc...
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our Executive Director Cindy Eigler was the keynote speaker of 2026 Immigrant Integration Forum. In this clip Cindy explains how we move beyond systems that only respond to crisis and instead build communities of well-being. . Watch the full keynote here: www.ourcimh.org/cimh-resourc...
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Post 22: Chad hosts more than one million forcibly displaced people, including 1.2 million refugees from conflicts in neighbouring Sudan, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. Sudan’s 10.1 million IDPs represent the largest internal displacement of any country globally.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Pride Month from CIMH! Immigrants and refugees who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) community find themselves at the intersection of several marginalized identities, leaving them particularly vulnerable.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Post 21: At first, refugees are placed in transit sites where the duration shouldn’t exceed 5 days. But in reality, many refugee camps can’t meet the demand of refugees, hence, some refugees have to wait for several weeks, months or years in transit sites.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Post 19: The humanitarian situation inside Myanmar has deteriorated further since February 2021 as a result of increased conflict within the country and its political upheaval.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Post 20: Refugee camps are temporary facilities built to provide immediate protection and assistance to people who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution, or violence. 123.2 million people worldwide are on the run according to the United Nations (UNHCR as of December 2024).
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Post 18: 18,375 people from Guatemala fled in 2024 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.1% of their residents. The most common destination countries have been the United States, Mexico, and Spain. Follow for more.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Post 16: Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused the largest forced migration in Europe since the end of the Second World War. Almost four years after the invasion, ten million Ukrainians remain forced from their homes.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Join us for a free Bilingual Trauma Sensitive Yoga session online. Thursday June 25th from 6pm to 7pm Central Time.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
At the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health we celebrate the perseverance of Black immigrants and refugees in the US; the resilence of Black people across the diaspora; and the liberatory possibilities of working across identities to build the economic and healing power of the many.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
WORLD REFUGEE AWARENESS DAY is tomorrow June 20th! . Join us in honoring refugees across the globe who carry with them the spirit of reciprocity and perseverance. . 75 years of protection: "Until Everyone Is Safe."
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Post 15: Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, 14 million out of the 22.4 million people in Syria have been forced from their homes and nearly 7 million have fled the country entirely, becoming refugees.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Join us for a free Bilingual Trauma Sensitive Yoga session online. Thursday June 25th from 6pm to 7pm Central Time.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Afghan refugees are facing a global crisis of unsettlement. There was a huge displacement of Afghan people after the fall of their democratic government in 2021. Most recently Iran has been forcibly removing Afghans due to the Israel-US-Iran conflict.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Join us for a free Bilingual Trauma Sensitive Yoga session online. Thursday June 25th from 6pm to 7pm Central Time.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Post 12: The total number of all refugees in the period of 1975-2026 has been 3,696,788 people. Find out how many have come from various countries and regions around the globe. . Follow us for more World Refugee Awareness Month information
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Post 11: Most refugees arrived with their family members, and youth (ages 24 and under) constituted the majority of all refugee arrivals. Read the post for more demographic material.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Post 10: Changes under the current administration have had dire impacts on refugee mental health. The cancellation of the US Refugee Admissions Program - except for Afrikaners - and a memorandum calling for the detention of refugees who have not finished their permanency process are two examples.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Post 9: Health care coverage and foodshare assistance for refugees, asylees and immigrant groups are under attack. Various groups have already lost coverage. . Follow us for more World Refugee Awareness Month posts.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Our very own Executive Director Cindy Eigler will be receiving the Community Partner Award at the 11th annual EMHS Fundraiser next Thursday! Send a message of congratulations and attend if you are able! Register here! expandedmentalhealthservicesofchicagonfp.networkforgood.com/events/99542...
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Come out to PONTE TUS MOÑOS Block Party this Saturday from 12-7! Get your hair braided and part of your payment will go to CIMH. We will be tabling for part of the day. The event is from 12-7 Hope to see you there! If you can’t be there and want to support our work. Visit BIT.LY/CIMHDONATE
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Post 7: The process of gaining refugee status involves various steps that are supposed to take 18-36 months, but in some cases take much longer. . Follow us for more World Refugee Awareness Month posts.
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Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) @cimh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Join the Committee on Immigrant & Refugee Rights meeting Thursday at City Hall! They'll be hearing two pieces of legislation that have been introduced: a resolution in support of DACA, and an ordinance that would require a study of Chicago’s procurement process.
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