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Vote for Libertas to win $50,000!

The Libertas Center was selected as one of four semi-finalists for the Heart of Healthcare Grant Challenge. As a semi-finalist, we were awarded $2500 and have been featured on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast with Halle Tecco. The podcast allows its listeners to vote for one of the four semi-finalists to win a one-time grant of $50,000 and a full featured episode. We are very excited for this new opportunity and grateful for the ability to share Libertas’ work through this platform. 

Please listen to the “Vote for the Heart of Healthcare $50,000 grand prize winner” episode on the Heart of Healthcare podcast and vote for Libertas! Your support will help us reach a significant fundraising goal and continue to provide essential services to our clients. Voting ends on October 1st. 

Click the link below to Vote!

https://www.heartofhealthcarepodcast.com/grants

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Libertas Receives $60,000 from NYC Councilman Shekar Krishnan!

The Libertas Center received $60,000 in funding from Councilman Shekar Krishnan! This funding will allow Libertas to continue to provide comprehensive medical and mental health services for survivors of torture, many of whom are seeking asylum in the US. We would like to thank Councilman Shekar Krishnan and the NYC Council for supporting Libertas through the Immigrant Health Initiative and providing us with the means to continue to help survivors. 

Click the link below to read the full article!

Queens councilman allocates $60K to Libertas Center for Human Rights at Elmhurst Hospital – QNS.com


Libertas + Dr. Fernando Featured in Emergency Medicine News Special Report

The Special Report from EM News titled “Torture Survivors: Hidden in Plain Sight,” discusses the role of the Emergency Department (ED) in connecting torture survivors with holistic services. The Libertas Center’s founders Dr. Beattie and Dr. Bais, and Libertas Executive Director Dr. Fernando describe their experience with and approach to identifying and caring for torture survivors, and how the ED often serves as the first point of entry into the healthcare system for survivors.

Libertas Participates in IRCT's Social Media Campaign on COVID-19

As a member center of the International Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (IRCT), Libertas’ Program Coordinator, Sara Wagner submitted a video to IRCT’s Social Media campaign explaining the challenges Libertas’ Clients have been facing since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Check out our video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=673354506823988