Episode 293: Haiti and the Weight of Uncertainty

About this episode

The episode discusses the uncertainty faced by Haitians under Temporary Protected Status and explores the mental health impacts of this situation.

Haitians living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are once again facing uncertainty. Though a federal judge intervened just a day before the Trump administration was set to end TPS for Haiti, thousands of families are still left not knowing what happens next. Professor Evan Auguste explains the emotional strain of living with the constant fear of losing legal status, and how history, trauma, and racism have shaped the mental health of Haitian immigrants. He also shares his work to help create a culturally rooted healing initiative that brings Haitian traditions into mental health spaces, and what this project can teach psychologists and policymakers alike. For more on this topic: Read his opinion piece in the Haitian Times , How we hold Haiti's diasporic grief Check out his co-authored analysis in NACLA Report , To Save Haitian Lives, Global Health Leaders Call for Solidarity

People in this episode

Guest: Evan Auguste

Topics covered

• Temporary Protected Status
• Haitian immigrants
• mental health
• cultural healing
• trauma
• racism

Keywords

• Haiti
• Temporary Protected Status
• mental health
• Haitian immigrants
• cultural healing
• trauma
• racism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scholars Strategy Network, Haitian Times, NACLA Report

Places: Haiti, U.S.

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