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MPR News with Angela Davis
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Meet Kahin Adam, healer of refugee trauma

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Kahin Adam is a psychotherapist and community health specialist in immigrant and refugee communities in St. Cloud, Minn.
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Many people have struggled with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. For refugees in Minnesota who are already uprooted, traumatized and financially fragile, the strain can feel overwhelming. 

Kahin Adam has worked throughout the pandemic with refugees in St. Cloud as a therapist and health educator. As a refugee himself, he brings empathy to their experiences of isolation and struggle. 

After fleeing Somalia as a child with his large family, Adam lived, studied and worked in several countries before pursuing dual master’s degrees of clinical social work and public health at Columbia University in New York. 

In 2021, he was one of two dozen Minnesotans selected annually by the Bush Foundation to receive a competitive Bush fellowship, a cash award in support of the recipient's personal mission. Adam's fellowship will help him address trauma in refugee communities and integrate Western mental health with traditional Somali approaches to wellness.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Kahin Adam about his own journey to Minnesota and his work in St. Cloud. 

Guest:

  • Kahin Adam is a community health specialist and psychotherapist with CentraCare Health in St. Cloud.

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