Supporting refugees and asylum seekers

The Health and Human Rights Initiative at UCSF (HHRI) offers care and support to individuals and families fleeing persecution and injustice. It provides:

  • Medical forensic evaluations for refugees and individuals seeking asylum
  • Medical and mental health support
  • Connections to community resources

Raising our collective voices

As we face the daily onslaught of difficult news, 2021 promises to be a year of growth for the Health and Human Rights Initiative. We launched a development campaign to expand our services, training, research and advocacy. And I’m eager to help medical students and forensic evaluators grow into the next generation of leaders nationally. Notably, we’re focused on hosting medical student and postgraduate fellowships in refugee and immigrant health. Of course, we’ll share the findings and best practices of our model with peers throughout the country.

Read the full article about supporting refugees by Suzanne Barakat at Exponent Philanthropy.