Healing, Training and Advocacy
- 407 individuals seeking refuge have received trauma recovery support since the opening of the Mosaic Healing Center in 2016.
- 2,199 sessions provided in 2019, including individual, family, and group therapy sessions, as well as psychiatry.
- 68% of individual and family therapy sessions in 2019 conducted in a language other than English.
- 88% of clients served in 2019 reported a decrease in symptoms related to PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression.
- Clients come from 45 countries including Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, DR Congo, Eritrea, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and more.
- 20% of individual clients identify as part of a sexual or gender minority group and have sought refuge due to persecution based on their identity.
- 27 Global Healing and Human Rights (GHHR) graduates with the potential to support up to 10,000 more individuals who have experienced displacement and persecution throughout their careers.
- 20 Interpreters, most of whom are survivors themselves, form a core part of the in-person therapeutic team.
- 25+ unique languages spoken by clinical team and interpreter team.
- 27 psychology and social work GHHR Trainees received Advocacy Training and 8 trainees and interpreters engaged with policymakers or the media.
- 20+ partners, to provide holistic support to clients including legal, medical, housing, resettlement and social services. Close collaborations nonprofit legal service providers serving survivors. Large, long-standing international organizations have sought partnership with us.
- 60+ psychological evaluations provided to attorney partners representing legal claims in 2018-19.
Honors and Recognition
- Recognized by Alameda County for PTR's work in honor of Mental Health Month, May 2019
- Became the 12th official Trauma Recovery Center in the State of California and 22nd in the country
- PTR won a 2018 Honorable Mention for the Annual Scattergood Innovation Award
- PTR won the 2017 Community Organization of the Year from the Alameda County Psychological Association
- PTR won the 2017 Diversity in Training Award from Palo Alto University's Center for Excellence in Diversity
- PTR won a 2016 Honorable Mention from the United Nations Association of the East Bay
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