Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)

Ventura County

A community partner of the Behavioral Health Recovery Services Project

MICOP provided culturally grounded mental and behavioral health services to 209 community members, especially migrant Indigenous residents.

Woman making speech at Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project eventTraditional healing practices—including medicinal plants, steam baths and energy cleansings—reduced symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression for nearly 90% of participants. Services were delivered in Indigenous languages including Mixteco, Zapoteco and Tlapaneco.

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