Acupuncturists Without Borders

This program trains acupuncturists nationally and internationally to provide trauma treatment services to survivors of natural and human disasters Trained approximately 500 acupuncturists in the United States and internationally in trauma recovery and field protocols preparedmentored them to launch disaster recovery efforts and trained them to establish trauma-informed care service projects in their communities Supported field training for ten local midwives in Mexico to learn trauma reduction treatment methodologies Provided online and in person trainings Amsterdam NL on integrative medicine and trauma-informed care to health care practitioners throughout the European Union and United Kingdom who are working with refugees and displaced people from Ukraine the Middle East and Africa Provided live webinars on topics of interest for acupuncturists and other health professionals that provide trauma-informed care in vulnerable communities in the US and internationally

Community Service Clinics: This program provides free ear acupuncture treatments for populations affected by traumatic events including refugees elders the homeless and sexual violence survivors. * AWB currently supports 30 community service clinics for various populations including refugees economically challenged people and at-risk youth; all staffed and coordinated by volunteers. Some clinics paused their services due to CoVid public health regulations.

International Community Clinics This program supports the development of local community service clinics internationally that then provide ongoing trauma treatments to underserved populations impacted by traumatic events Supported four mobile community service clinics in Haiti for citizens continuing to suffer pain and trauma after the devastating earthquake in 2010 and recent social unrest Supported a mobile clinic team that provided trauma informed care treatments for refugee families in Athens Greece and surrounding areas Supported an integrative health clinicpharmacy for asylum seekers in Tijuana Mexico Supported deported veterans in Mexico with acupuncture and massage services in collaboration with local organizations Supported ongoing mobile clinics for Ukrainian refugees throughout the EU and UK in response to the Ukraine-Russia war Supported ongoing mobile clinics for communities in Israel and the West Bank Palestine in response to the Israel-Hamas war Began working on a trauma-informed care project in Antalya Turkey still in planning stages