We Accompany Immigrants in Healing from Trauma
Nuestra Comunidad, Nuestra Sanación
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How We Started
Raíces Sagradas Community Mental Health, which translates to "Sacred Roots," began in 2008 as an experimental project to determine if mental health access could be changed for uninsured, Spanish-speaking immigrants. Originally known as Holy Rosary Mental Health, the organization was founded to provide culturally and linguistically sensitive care to a population that often faces rejection, marginalization, and the pain of trauma without the safety net of health insurance.
How We Started
At Raíces Sagradas we walk alongside our community to create meaningful impact and transform lives and stories. Our work seeks to reduce stigma around mental health while fostering connection, healing, and collective growth. Our programs build community, offer support groups and safe spaces where people can heal and feel supported, and connect individuals and families to resources and services that strengthen overall well-being.
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Direct professional counseling provided by clinicians who bring years of experience.
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The organization conducts the specialized mental health assessments required for various immigration legal processes (such as U-Visas, T-Visas, or VAWA cases), which are often a critical component of legal success.
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Training for community members on the "basics" of trauma, depression, and anxiety.
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Creating environments—like the "Tuesday Group" (Grupo de los Martes)—where people feel "seen, supported, and accompanied."
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Connecting individuals and families to vital external resources and services that support long-term physical and emotional well-being.
Make an Impact Today
Through culturally responsive education, Raíces Sagradas walks alongside our community to transform lives and stories of trauma into a collective future of healing. Your donation directly funds the bilingual therapy and safe spaces that make this transformation possible.