Mental Health Resources for the Asian American Community

Asian American Suicide Prevention & Education NY, NY The AASPE web site has a list of mental health agencies, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists serving patients in the New York City metropolitan area. Website: AASPE Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence San Francisco, CA A directory of programs and community-based organizations serving the API community in the US and Pacific Islands. Tel: 415-568-3315 E-mail: info@apiidv.org Website: APIIDV Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) Oakland, CA and Richmond, CA Our integrated network of services is tailored to the needs of children, adolescents, adults, families and seniors in three areas: Behavioral Health Care, Developmental Disabilities, and Family Support Services. Tel: 510-0451-6729 (Oakland, CA); 510-970-9750 (Richmond, CA) E-mail: info@acmhs.org Website: ACMHS Twitter: @acmhs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OyEK0u Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Seattle, WA and Bellevue, WA ACRS assists and empowers people affected by mental, emotional and behavioral problems to progress towards recovery and improve their quality of life. ACRS case managers, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses work together as a team to provide linguistically appropriate behavioral health services to individuals and support services to their families. Treatment combines both Eastern and Western approaches and is sensitive to the unique needs of the community. Tel: (206) 695-7600 (main line); in case of after-hours emergency, Seattle Mental Health Clinic at 877-435-7054 (Medicare patients) or Crisis Clinic at 206-461-3222 (non-Medicare patients). Website: ACRS Asian Initiative in Mental Health (AIM) Toronto, ON, Canada This outpatient program provides linguistically and culturally appropriate mental health services to the Chinese speaking community. Tel: 416-603-5349 Website: AIM Asian LifeNet Hotline NY, NY Telephone referral hotline for mental health and substance abuse problems for Asian-language speaking metropolitan New York residents. Assessment for services needed are conducted via telephone. Tel: 877-990-8585 Website: Asian LifeNet Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Center Los Angeles, CA Provider of children, family, and adult services in Los Angeles County. Tel: 213-252-2100 Website: APCTC

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Asian Psychiatry Clinic at Tufts University Boston, MA The Asian Psychiatry Program provides culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate psychiatric services to Asian patients in the community. Program staff can accommodate English and Chinese-speaking patients. Interpretive assistance for other languages available from their Interpretive Services department. Tel: 617-636-7584 E-mail: ghsu@tuftsmedicalcenter.org Website: APC Austin Asian Behavioral Health Network (AABHN) Austin, TX AA behavioral health professionals serving the community. The AABHN is currently at work on their own directory of mental health resources. E-mail: abhn.austin@gmail.com Website: AABHN Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) Los Angeles, CA; Gardena, CA (by appointment only) CPAF is a nonprofit agency specializing in assisting Asian and Pacific Islander women and their families who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. CPAF are multi-lingual. All of their services are provided free of charge. Tel: 800-339-3940 (immediate assistance 24 hours/7 days) Website: CPAF Facebook: http://on.fb.me/R0maiO Foothill Family Service Pasadena, CA Mental health and counseling, as well as child abuse prevention, domestic violence prevention and treatment, among other services. Tel: 626-564-1613 E-mail: info@foothillfamily.org Website: Foothillfamily.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OyGEOz John Lee, MSW, LCSW Chattanooga, TN (also licensed in Massachusetts) Offers individual and family counseling. Also provides on-line counseling services. Tel: 423-248-2482 E-mail: john@johnleemsw.com Website: johnleemsw.com Twitter: @johnleemsw Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OUlzJ7

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N.Y. Coalition for Asian American Mental Health (NYCAAMH) NY, NY List of providers for the New York metropolitan area. Tel: 212-720-4524 E-mail: nycaamh@yahoo.com Website: NYCAAMH National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Nationwide Resources and information for Asian Americans through the Multicultural Action Center. Tel: 800-950-NAMI (information hotline) Website: NAMI National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) - Denver, CO An extensive list of mental health resources and organizations. Tel: 303-298-7910 Website: NAAPIMHA Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OUlvcn National Asian Pacific Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA) Nationwide NAPAFASA involves service providers, families, and youth in efforts to reach API communities to promote health and social justice and to reduce substance abuse and related problems. Tel: 213-625-5795 (southern California), 916-448-5911 (northern California) E-mail: napafasa@napafasa.org (southern California), slee@napafasa.org (northern California) Website: NAPAFASA Twitter: @NAPAFASA Facebook: http://on.fb.me/R0qMWa National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS) Nationwide NOPCAS is in the process of developing resources to help communities of color deal with suicide issues. Tel: 202-899-5317 (information) E-mail: info@nopcas.org Website: NOPCAS Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS) - San Francisco, CA RAMS, Inc. is a private, non-profit mental health agency that is committed to advocating for and providing community based, culturally-competent, and consumer-guided comprehensive services, with an emphasis on serving Asian & Pacific Islander Americans. Tel: 415-668-5955 Website: RAMS Blog: http://ramsinc.blogspot.com Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OC23TB

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Saheli Austin, TX Assistance and empowerment to Asian American and other immigrant families affected by sexual violence, domestic violence, trafficking. Tel: 877-281-8371 (non-emergency assistance); 800-799-SAFE for emergency assistance from the National Domestic Violence Hotline or 512-267-SAFE for SafePlace Website: SAHELI Facebook: http://on.fb.me/R0tcEc South Asian Wellness Clinic at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD The South Asian Wellness Clinic is designed to provide culturally sensitive mental health services to members of the South Asian community in the Maryland and Washington DC region. Treatment is provided by psychiatrists and licensed therapists. Tel: 410-550-0019 (appointments) Website: SAWC Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Substance abuse and mental health treatment locators Tel: 877-SAMHSA-7 SAMHSA E-mail: Info@samhsa.hhs.gov Website: SAMHSA Twitter: @SAMHSAGOV Facebook: http://on.fb.me/R0tTND Wright Institute Los Angeles, CA Nonprofit mental health center providing affordable therapy to individuals and couples and group therapy on a sliding scale. Tel: 310-277-2796 Website: WILA

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