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Five on Friday: Electricity, Immigration, and Farmers

 Five on Friday: Electricity, Immigration, and Farmers

Welcome back to Five on Friday, where staff from Migrant Clinicians Network recommend reads and resources to our clinical network. Here are this week's picks. Have a read before you head out for the weekend! 

bar dividerFarmers Have a High Suicide Rate. Therapists Struggle to Connect with Them

Kaethe recommended this USA Today article, which mentions FRSAN's support of the farmer and farmworker hotline, whose calls are answered by MCN's Elizabeth. Farmers Have a High Suicide Rate. Therapists Struggle to Connect with Them. 

bar dividerMap the Impact of Immigration: US Economic Data & Numbers

Need some data? Alma G. forwarded this New American Economy interactive map. Click your state, county, or metro area for detailed information. Map the Impact of Immigration: US Economic Data & Numbers 

bar dividerCommunity Health Centers’ New Crisis: The Need for Backup Power

Claire shared this AP article on health centers prepping for climate emergency with help from Direct Relief. Community Health Centers’ New Crisis: The Need for Backup Power  

bar dividerA Lack of Data Hampers Efforts to Fix Racial Disparities in Utility Cutoffs

Renai offered up this Grist article showing communities of color are three times more likely to have electricity cut off. A Lack of Data Hampers Efforts to Fix Racial Disparities in Utility Cutoffs 

bar divider  Biden's Executive Order Will Benefit 500K Undocumented Immigrants. Here's How

Weekly Win: Biden's Executive Order last week, which allows over half a million people without authorization who are married to US citizens to obtain permanent residency without leaving the US, has profound positive repercussions on the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of families weighed down by the stress of green card application requirements pushing people out of the country and/or of living without authorization in the US. Read more of the ins and outs of this executive order, including who qualifies, in English and Spanish on AZ Central. Biden's Executive Order Will Benefit 500K Undocumented Immigrants. Here's How 

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Have a safe and healthy weekend!