As part of MPR News series “Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota,” MPR’s Laura Yuen reports on how many young Somali-Americans are struggling with mental illness tied to war experiences, and the efforts to provide assistance to them.
Tens of thousands of Somalis escaped a brutal civil war, and now call Minnesota home. “Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota” presents the stories of young Somalis confronting violence in their community, and struggling with the psychological scars that the bloodshed in their homeland left behind.
Report is second in a three-part series.
Click links below for other parts of series:
part 1: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/01/25/civil-war-kids-young-somalis-in-minnesota-young-men
Awarded:
2010 NBNA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Series - Large Market Radio category
2011 Society of Professional Journalists New American Award