Purpose:
To provide culturally sensitive and linguistically competent health services that target the needs of Asian Pacific Islander (API) children, adults and seniors
Description:
AACI's Mental Health Program offers a range of culturally and linguistically competent services that works with the family unit to:
decrease clients' psychiatric symptoms;
enhance clients' functioning at home, school and the community;
link clients with appropriate social services and community resources; and
assist family members or related persons in their understanding of mental illness and in the interaction with their loved one.
Services Offered:
Counseling - providing individual, group and family counseling;
Outpatient clinic - providing psychiatric assessment, medication evaluation and approrpriate prescriptions, maintenance, and follow-up;
Case management - linking clients to various community resources and providing translation and transportation when necessary;
School Based Counseling - providing services in school-based settings as needed; and