African Immigrant Community
Mental Health is a Condition, not a curse….Begin your path to recovery.
Vision statement:
The Vision of the African Immigrant Mental health Family Outreach and Engagement program is to have a community where there are no barriers or stigma associated with any form of mental illness, where there exists a strong sense of family support of one another and to improve the quality of the lives of individuals and their families affected by mental illness.
Mission Statement:
To provide support to consumers and family members experiencing mental illness and promote wellness through education, support groups, advocacy, outreach and training.
Services
- Outreach and Education
- Mental Health first Aid: we hold the free class on the Ethiopian, Somali and Eritrean community centers.
- Cultural Specific Activities
- We hold cultural festival and celebration in different locations. Please call staff for date, time and location.
- Outreach at Community Events
- We attend different community events to engage with consumers and family members and provide mental health and resource information.
- Group Support and Education
- We have three Monthly support groups in a different community. Please call the staff for current group support date, time and location.
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Consumer and family support and education
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We try to help refugee and immigrant families needing support and information. We provide limited one –one support to consumers, family and we connect to appropriate mental health services.
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- Advocacy
- We attend planning meeting to advocate for our community on mental health board.
Contact:
Mohamed Ali
ECCAC African Immigrant Team Lead
Family Outreach and Engagement Program
1075 E. Santa Clara Street 2nd Floor
Tel: (408) 792-2153
Fax: (408) 792-2158