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<div><b><i>Sent on behalf of Ellen McWhirter</i></b></div>
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<div>Greetings all,</div>
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<div>On <b>Friday April 28</b><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><b><sup>th</sup></b></span></font><b> at 3:15 pm in room 142 Hedco</b>, I will have a guest presenter in my class, Topics in Latinx Mental Health. This spring the class is focused on
the experiences of immigrants and asylum seekers who travel to the US border from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. </div>
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<div><b>Jorge Flores</b> is the clinical psychologist and clinical coordinator in charge of mental health services for Global Response Medicine and works in the migrant camps in Reynosa, Mexico (see <a href="https://global-response.org/locations/reynosa-mexico/"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://global-response.org/locations/reynosa-mexico/</u></font></a>
). He will present on the work being done at the US-Mexico border in relation to the migrant crisis with a particular focus on mental health needs.</div>
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<div>You are welcome to join us at 3:15 to hear his presentation. If you do so, please note that my class will be in session from 2 pm until 3:10, we will open the door for guests at 3:10. A few other notes:</div>
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<li>The presentation will be in person only and in Spanish, with translation</li><li>Here’s a (very) tiny bit of policy backdrop from the Council on Foreign Relations <a href="https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-bidens-new-asylum-policy-help-solve-migrant-crisis"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-bidens-new-asylum-policy-help-solve-migrant-crisis</u></font></a>
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<div>Please join us!</div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div>Ellen</div>
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<div>Ellen Hawley McWhirter, Ph.D.</div>
<div>Ann Swindells Professor of Counseling Psychology</div>
<div>Associate Department Head for Faculty Development</div>
<div>Director, Spanish Language Specialization</div>
<div>5251 University of Oregon</div>
<div>Eugene, OR 97403-5251</div>
<div>(541) 346-2443 (office)</div>
<div>(541) 346-6778 (fax)</div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:9pt;">I support all students regardless of immigration status or country of origin. As a member of the UO Dreamers Working Group, I support Dreamer students and promote their sense of belonging and safety as they pursue
their higher education goals. For more information and resources please visit our Dreamers page (<a href="https://www.uoregon.edu/uo-dreamers"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://www.uoregon.edu/uo-dreamers</u></font></a>) and the Immigration FAQs page (<a href="http://international.uoregon.edu/immigration_faq"><font color="#0563C1"><u>http://international.uoregon.edu/immigration_faq</u></font></a>
). Remember, when interacting with faculty, staff, and offices around campus you are never required to reveal your status.</span></font></div>
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