Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA, formerly Asian Pacific Psychological Services) is a community-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the historically underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities living in the East Bay Area. Offering services and expertise that are sensitive to language, cultural needs, and the experiences of the clients, CHAA provides wellness and recovery services and programs to individuals, families and communities of Asian and Pacific origins, with offices in Oakland, Fremont, Richmond and Antioch, CA. Cultural competence is embedded in program and service delivery design. CHAA is also active in advocacy, community readiness and awareness campaigns, workshops and outreach in the communities served.
CHAA has transformed both its mission and core philosophy for engaging API communities with services and programming designed to meet them wherever they feel it is comfortable and appropriate. This transformation de-centers mental health services, moving towards the broader frames of wellness and recovery. CHAA strives to provide programs and services that are child- and youth-centered, family and community involved.
CHAA's services include: adult mental health and alcohol/drug prevention and treatment; domestic violence intervention and prevention; children’s mental health (individual, group and family therapy, case management) and AOD prevention and treatment; co-occurring mental health/alcohol and other drugs treatment for court-referred and other youth (group, individual, family, case management); wraparound services for children, youth and families; services for adult clients who are homeless or at-risk with mental health issues; a community mobilizing AOD prevention program; community organizing; and youth development.
Over 90% of APPS’ adult consumers need or prefer to be served in their native language. CHAA staff reflects its consumers’ diversity, and provides services in 13 Asian languages and dialects.
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