Collective Care
Collective Care
Accessible. trauma-informed. culturally aware.
What is Collective Care?
Community transformation requires collective action. Treetops Collective's Collective Care program mobilizes community members from diverse backgrounds to leverage their skills and knowledge for the benefit of all Newcomers.
New Americans face many barriers in accessing many care resources, especially health care. Treetops Collective is working to break down these barriers and increase opportunities for accessing resources in ways that are more culturally empathetic and responsive.
Through this program, Collective Care Specialists bridge gaps to local resources, advocate for ways to break down barriers and expand access to local services and essential resources, and facilitate cultural-based peer support groups across West Michigan.
Accessible
Trauma-informed and culturally-empathetic care is more accessible to New American neighbors when led by trained peers
Cross-Cultural
West Michigan neighbors learn together and become better equipped to engage around health across cultural differences
Increased Access to Resources
Advocacy and education is shared about mental health resources among New American communities
Community Focused
Empowered participants heal through storytelling and support one another across shared journeys
Circles of Support
Circles of Support are 6-week mental health groups utilizing accessible, cultural, and peer-support based therapeutic tools. Each circle is run by a Collective Care Specialist that natively speaks the group's language. This model was successfully piloted in 2021 with a group of Afghan refugees and immigrants.
2023 Outcomes
Circles of Support
Based on pre and post surveys, 72% of members reported experiencing less distress and 66% reported felt more empowered to overcome barriers after the 6-week session.
Currently Available Languages
The languages served in Collective Care programming varies based on need and availability of trained specialists.
If you have questions or need support, you can now call Treetops directly in the following languages:
Spanish: 1-616-227-3588
Arabic: 1-616-737-8210
Burmese: 1-616-737-8284
Dari: 1-616-737-8286
Farsi: 1-616-737-8278
Hindi: 1-616-737-8108
Kinyarwanda: 1-616-737-8263
Nepali: 1-616-737-8280
Oromo: 1-616-737-8308
Pashto: 1-616-737-8206
Somali: 1-616-404-3961
Swahili: 1-616-441-0796
Ukrainian: 1-616-577-8054
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