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Support Groups
NAMI & Alliance for Community Care Chinese Support Group
Alliance
for Community Care,
2001 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
Jill Chen-Kuendig @ 408-261-7135 ext. 112
Dr. Mao @ 408-924-3152
NAMI's Chinese Christian Support Group
75 E. Dana St, Mountain View, CA 94041
Jen Hong @ 408-996-1016 or 650-964-1591 ext. 0#
Support group for families with mental illness. Provides information/resources
related to mental illness, educational classes on many subjects
related to mental health and mental illness, helps to facilitate
family support meeting. Group meets 3rd Thursday of the month, 7:00
- 9:00 PM. In Mandarin.
Chinese Caregiver Support Group for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
at Catholic Charities
195 East San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95112
Contact: Peggy Chang @ 408-282-8669
Meeting Schedule: last Saturday of the month, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Community Resources
Suicide and Crisis Hotline
Tel: (408) 279-3312 Santa Clara County
Tel: (650) 494-8420 North County
Tel: (408) 683-2482 South County
Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline (AACI Asian Women's Home)
Tel: 408-975-2739
Alliance for Community Care
Tel: 800-704-0900
Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)
310-8th Street, #201 Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510-451-6729
www.acmhs.org
ACMHS provide mental health services to children, and adults who
suffer from depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc. Staff are bilingual
in Cantonese and Mandarin. Services are free for clients with MediCal.
Other services are based on a sliding fee.
Inner Growth Center
www.innergrowthcenter.org
Helps children and families with emotional development and growth.
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
2400 Moorpark Ave., Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95128
Tel: 408-975-2730
www.aaci.org
AACI provides prevention and intervention services and outpatient
treatment for adolescents, ages 12-18, who are experiencing alcohol
and other drug-related problems and co-occuring mental health issues.
Chinese
Caregiver support service for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia at
Catholic Charities
195
East San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95112
Peggy Chang @ 408 -282-8669
The
program offers:
1) Information and referal
2) Support group
3) In-home Service and Care management
4) Safe Return
5) Educational and Literature
Friends
of Children With Special Needs.
www.fcsn1996.org
FCSN's mission is to help special needs children and their families
find love, hope, and respect through integrated community involvement.
We provide services at our Fremont Center and in 8 other cities
throughout the South and East Bay areas with classes in arts/crafts,
living skills, play groups, exercises, and academics. We also have
adult day program and supported living/independent living programs.
Our primary focus is on the Chinese American immigrant community,
although all are welcome to join.
Day Break Program at Catholic Charities
195 East San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95112
Margaret Chou @ 408-282-8665
Services include Day Break II: day care for elder, Transportation
service (outreach), Case management, In-home visit
Operation Dawn
5034 Page Mill Dr. San Jose, CA 95111
Tel: 408-362-0121
Email:
staff.operationdawn@gmail.com
Operation Dawn is a Christian based program that offers Recovery
and Treatment Planning for persons with Drug or Alcohol Abuse Problems.
Services are free of charge. Residential live-in services are available.
The program is designed to target the mandarin-speaking community.
Please call or e-mail at for any questions.
Dorcas
Family Ministry
39155 Liberty St., D450 Fremont, CA
94538
Tel: 510-790-3366
Fax: 510-790-2783
Email: ncdfm@yahoo.com
www.dorcas.org.tw
Dorcas Family Ministry (DFM) is a non-profit organization, engaged
in serving and caring for Asian single-parent families and married
couples whose marriages are on the brink of divorce. We offer them
timely help and comfort in their time of need. We enable them to
live a healthy, abundant and joyful life through group support.
We offer different workshops, support groups and activities in the
Bay area.
Selina Liu
KCST "Window of Your Heart"
心靈之窗
Radio:
AM 1450, Wed 12:30-1:00pm, Repeat Monday 9:00pm
Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center
Fremont Location: 3550 Mowry Ave Suite 102,Fremont CA 94538
Tel: (510) 745-9151
Concord Location: 1333 Willow Pass Road, Suite 102,Concord CA 94520
Tel: (925) 825-1793
Pittsburg Location: 555 School Street, Pittsburg CA 94565
Tel: 510-790-3366
http://www.humecenter.org
The Hume
Center provides comprehensive multicultural and multilingual mental
health services. The Community Mental Health practice follows a
public health approach to mental disorders. We begin with an attempt
to solve problems in the community where they occur, and in
collaboration with involved agencies, social and/or family networks
and schools. For the person who needs outpatient treatment we
provide services in our clinics located in Concord, Fremont and
Pittsburg.
http://www.humecenter.org
California Coalition for Compassionate Care
美華慈心關懷聯盟
San Jose Location:
(refer to website for other locations)
Tel：
408-332-5579
Email ：ed@caccc-usa.org
http://www.caccc-usa.org
Building a community in which Chinese-Americans are able to face the
end of life with dignity, respect, and meaning.
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Encourage open dialogue about end-of-life issues so that they are
viewed as a natural part of community life, giving attention to
the importance of insuring that people die with dignity and
respect;
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Enhance consumer understanding of and participation in end-of-life
decision making;
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Engage the Chinese-American community in end-of-life issue through
culturally sensitive initiatives
California Counseling Institute
4614 California Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: 415-752-1702
Email: ccipsyche@earthlink.net
http://www.californiacounseling.org
California Counseling Institute is a small non-profit center
offering
individual, couple and family therapy to people of all ages and
backgrounds. Their therapists are caring and experienced. They have
licensed therapists and post-Masters level interns, so we are able
to
see people from all income levels. They have two Chinese-American
psychotherapists and other therapists who have experience working
with
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