Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2301

Section I
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Nom de l’État/acteur qui fait l’annonce (veuillez indiquer le site Web, le cas échéant): The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Boston
Pledging entity: Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?: {Vide}
Nom et prénom(s): Pablo Mariani
Poste: KMO
Pays: États-Unis d’Amérique (248)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Courriel: pmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
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Section II
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Intitulé de l’annonce de contribution: Mental Health Mini-Grants
Type d’annonce de contribution (veuillez cocher la case correspondante): Individuelle (faite par un État/acteur)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Vide}

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Nature de l’annonce (veuillez cocher la case correspondante) : Financière (par exemple, contribution au Fonds d’affectation spéciale pluripartenaire pour la migration); Axée sur les processus (par exemple, organisation de processus pleinement consultatifs aux fins d’établissement de rapports nationaux pour le Forum); structured

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Veuillez indiquer le ou les objectifs du Pacte mondial auxquels l’annonce est censée contribuer.: 7. S’attaquer aux facteurs de vulnérabilité liés aux migrations et les réduire; 15. Assurer l’accès des migrants aux services de base; 16. Donner aux migrants et aux sociétés des moyens en faveur de la pleine intégration et de la cohésion sociale; 23. Renforcer la coopération internationale et les partenariats mondiaux pour des migrations sûres, ordonnées et régulières

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Veuillez indiquer le ou les principes directeurs du Pacte mondial qui sont particulièrement pertinents pour l’annonce de contribution.:
Priorité à la dimension humaine (738); Coopération internationale (739); Souveraineté nationale (742); Primauté du droit et garanties d’une procédure régulière (741); Développement durable (740); Droits de l’homme (259); Prise en compte de la problématique femmes-hommes (258); Adaptation aux besoins de l’enfant (257); Approche mobilisant l’ensemble des pouvoirs publics (737); Approche mobilisant l’ensemble de la société (736)


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Veuillez décrire l’annonce de contribution:
To enhance the wellness of immigrants in Boston, destigmatize mental health challenges, and encourage non-clinical, culturally and linguistically sensitive practices as a form of therapy, the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) awarded Mental Health Mini-Grants of $6,500 each to six immigrant-serving nonprofits who incorporate wellness activities in their programming. Non-clinical mental health practices are defined as peer-led and community-based interventions engaging with expressive arts, traditional medicine, spirituality, or body-centered activities. Examples include peace circles, storytelling, yoga, and meditation. These practices can promote well-being and reduce the potential escalation and severity of mental health conditions of immigrants, and act as alternatives to Western individual talk therapy. As part of the grant, MOIA will conduct an exploratory assessment to learn from each of these six programs in order to help guide the City’s future investments on mental health for immigrants.

The mental health struggles of immigrant communities are often ignored as they experience the stress of resettling in a different country and culture, face individual and institutional discrimination, endure traumatic events, and cope with isolation. As it has for many people, the COVID-19 pandemic has also exacerbated mental health issues for immigrant residents. While most immigrants do not need clinical services, many are likely to struggle to access effective non-clinical mental healthcare due to language barriers and cross-cultural differences surrounding beliefs, practices, and stigma around mental health.

Our mini-grants will support work already being done in the community to support immigrant mental health, at the same time as enhancing the City of Boston’s understanding of best practices for non-clinical mental health work for immigrants to hopefully inform our future practices and policies.

The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research, a non-governmental community-engaged research and evaluation center, will conduct an exploratory assessment as part of our action evaluation. The exploratory assessment will be conducted by MOIA staff in collaboration with the awardees, and will include: 1) participatory observation, 2) standardized surveys distributed among participants to assess the mental health impacts of their projects, and 3) surveys to program facilitators on the initiatives’ best practices and challenges. Prior to the disbursement of funds there will be a required meeting with awardees to discuss this component and ensure it is a participatory process. 


Section VII
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Veuillez indiquer un délai indicatif pour la réalisation de l’annonce de contribution: 30 nov 2022

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