Voces Consulares: No, it’s not a game!
A hurtful joke or hitting someone “jokingly” are expressions of violence that can escalate and put at risk the integrity and even the life of a person.Violence between romantic partners, husbands and wives or even when dating, occurs when the limits of a healthy relationship are unknown or are simply surpassed.Toxic relationships generally affect women, […]
Voces Consulares: Center for Information and Assistance to Mexicans
For almost ten years, the Center for Information and Assistance to Mexicans (CIAM) has contributed to the service capacities of the 51 consular offices of Mexico in the United States, serving as a point of contact that provides a humane, professional and opportune assistance and consular protection to our fellow nationals.The CIAM 24/7 seven-days-a-week hotline […]
Voces Consulares: What should I know about mental health?
Discussing mental health can be complicated because among us, our friends, family, colleagues or even in our own home there may be prejudices and obstacles preventing us from taking care of ourselves beyond our physical health, such as fear of asking for help or expressing feelings such as sadness or crying.Mental health is “a state […]
Voces Consulares: What your Consulate can do for you
About 500 thousand people who identify themselves as Mexicans live in the states of Kansas and Missouri and the Western half of Oklahoma.The Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, Missouri, is tasked with providing services and outreach to this community, and with protecting their rights across a jurisdiction of approximately 500,000 km², almost twice the […]
Voces Consulares
Virtually a year ago, when we were barely learning how to deal with the SARS-COV2 virus, those who were considered essential workers in industries like food processing, agriculture, retail and food preparation, continued to work with dignity and resilience to provide us all with the basic services that we used to take for granted.Among many […]