About Us
program
Living With Love
mission
To support, organize and empower the indigenous migrant communities
in California’s Central Coast.
Approach to programming
Living with Love(LWL) is a direct Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) mental
health program designed with the intent to address issues of depression, anxiety,
domestic violence, and (socio-cultural and linguistic) isolation for Mexican
Indigenous migrant populations, including Latinos. By decreasing mental health
stigma, improving knowledge about mental health issues, increasing knowledge
and awareness, we are supporting the community in accessing mental health and
domestic violence services. LwL is currently offering a 16-hour curriculum
workshop taught weekly or twice a week in two hour increments to Mexican
Indigenous women in both Spanish and Mixteco variants. The eight-session class
series imparts evidence-informed mental health techniques and domestic
violence prevention theories and practices, while reducing stigma surrounding
mental health and expanding access to mental health services. The curriculum is
intentionally written from the Mexican Indigenous perspective of collectivism over
individualism, emphasizing respect for Mixtec Indigenous culture and traditions.
Who We Are
team/staff
Dr. Beth Glenn – Principal Evaluator
Dr. Alison Herrmann – Co-principal Evaluator
Arcenio J. Lopez – Executive Director
Genevieve Flores – Haro Project Supervisor/Associate Director
Barbara Marquez-O’Neill – Consultant Educator
Dulce Vargas – Project Manager
Irisela Contreras – Evaluation Coordinator
Leticia Galicia – Promotora
Teresa Santos – Promotora
Luisa López – Evaluation Promotora
Media
News & Updates
Updates
MICOP/Living with Love continues to work hand in hand with the community
adapting its services to alternative times to meet their needs, while also
supporting families to access services and resources. With the health measures to prevent the spread of the virus, the barriers to access services have increased for migrant Indigenous communities due to the transition of services to virtual
platforms.
As an organization, MICOP continues to be committed to provide support to families in this ‘new reality’ by working and learning together to mitigate the challenges of seeking resources. MICOP/Living with Love has been directly supporting families in accessing services and in navigating family related cases, such as family reunification, child support, domestic violence, etc. The availability of our services during these uncertain times has made a difference in families who are struggling to manage difficult situations during these times. In addition, one of the key aspects that have allowed MICOP/Living with Love to establish closer relations with the community is the organization’s responsiveness to connect families to our different programs.
As an organization, MICOP continues to be committed to provide support to families in this ‘new reality’ by working and learning together to mitigate the challenges of seeking resources. MICOP/Living with Love has been directly supporting families in accessing services and in navigating family related cases, such as family reunification, child support, domestic violence, etc. The availability of our services during these uncertain times has made a difference in families who are struggling to manage difficult situations during these times. In addition, one of the key aspects that have allowed MICOP/Living with Love to establish closer relations with the community is the organization’s responsiveness to connect families to our different programs.
coming soon
We are currently working on analyzing the data of our focus groups to be able to
publish our findings about the perspectives of mental health and domestic
violence topics within the Latin/Indigenous migrant community members.
Contact Us
Principal contact persons
Genevieve Flores-Haro
genevieve.flores-haro@mixteco.org
Cell phone: 805 302-1912
Dulce Vargas
Dulce.vargas@mixteco.org
Cell Phone: 805 889-5075
Irísela Contreras
Irísela.contreras@mixteco.org
Cell Phone: 805 302-1503
www.mixteco.org
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