
Mental
Health Resources: Asian
American Psychological Association
http://www.aapaonline.org
Founded in December 1972 by a group of Asian American psychologists
and other mental health professionals in the San Francisco
Bay Area. Since its inception, the Association advocated
on behalf of Asian Americans as well as advancing Asian
American psychology.
Asian
and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
http://www.apiahf.org
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting
policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health
and well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other
Pacific Islander (AA, NHOPI) communities.
Asian
Task Force Against Domestic Violence
http://www.atask.org
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, Inc. (ATASK)
was incorporated in Massachusetts as a not-for-profit agency
on April 15, 1992, to eliminate domestic violence and strengthen
Asian families and communities. Since 1994, ATASK has operated
New England's only multilingual emergency shelter and services
for Asian victims of domestic violence and their children.
The shelter program has served as a model for programs in
Massachusetts, throughout the U.S., and internationally.
Asian
Pacific American Heritage Association
http://www.apaha.org/
The Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA)
was formed in 1992 to promote awareness and increase understanding
of the Asian/Pacific American culture and its diversity
through education and celebration, focusing on May, Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), and continuing
throughout the year.
Asian
Chamber of Commerce
http://www.asianchamber-hou.org
The Chamber has the dual purpose of promoting trade between Houston and Asia and to foster economic development in the Houston area Asian-American communities.
Asian
Community Health Centers
http://spiral.tufts.edu/health_centers.html
A comprehensive resource directory that lists health-related
service providers to meet an individual's needs.
Association
of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
http://www.aapcho.org/
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
(AAPCHO) is a national association representing community
health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration
and leadership that improves the health status and access
of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
within the United States, its territories and freely associated
states, primarily through their member community health
centers.
Cancer
Counseling, Inc.
http://www.cancercounseling.info/
Cancer Counseling, Inc. (CCI) was founded in 1982, and has
expanded over the last 24 years. CCI remains the only local
not for profit agency in the Gulf Coast Area that provides
free professional emotional therapy and education for cancer
patients and families regardless of age, race, gender, religion
or socio-economic status.
Charles
B. Wang Community Health Center
http://www.cbwchc.org/
The majority of the Center's clients are low income, uninsured
or under insured Asian immigrants with nowhere else to turn
for basic healthcare. In addition to providing comprehensive
primary care services, the Center promotes the health of
the community through innovative, award winning health education
and advocacy programs, and by recruiting and training bilingual
health care providers.
Collaborative for Children
http://www.collaborativeforchildren.org
Collaborative for Children is a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of early care and education in the Houston area. Partnering with families and community-based organizations, the organization focus on young children, from birth to age six.
Houston
Area Women's Center
http://www.hawc.org
The Houston Area Women's Center is a not for profit organization
dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic and sexual
violence, as well as providing prevention education to the
community.
Hogg
Foundation for Mental Health
http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/
For over 65 years, the Foundation has accomplished its mandate
through grantmaking to mental health service, research,
public education, and policy projects in the state of Texas.
Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS
http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,
brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system
organizations to the global AIDS response.
Mental
Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County
http://www.mhmraharris.org
MHMRA of Harris County is one of the largest mental health
centers in the United States, serving more than 30,000 persons
in the Houston metropolitan area who suffer from mental
illness and mental retardation. MHMRA serves the "priority
population" – adults who are diagnosed with severe
and persistent mental illness, children with serious emotional
disturbances, and people diagnosed with moderate to severe
mental retardation.
Mental
Health Association of Greater Houston
http://www.mhahouston.org/
The Mental Health Association of Greater Houston's (MHAHouston)
mission is to promote mental health and to improve the care
and treatment of persons living with mental illness through
education and advocacy.
Mental
Health America
http://www.nmha.org
Mental Health America is dedicated to promoting mental health,
preventing mental disorders and achieving victory over mental
illness through advocacy, education, research and service.
National
Asian Women's Health Organization
http://www.nawho.org/
Founded in 1993, NAWHO has served as a powerful voice for
the health of Asian American women and families, and have
provided research and information about the health of Asian
Americans to the public health field, as well as critically-needed
health education to the Asian American community.
Richmond
Area Multi-Services, Inc., (RAMS)
http://www.ramsinc.org/
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., (RAMS) is a community-based,
mental health agency located in the Richmond District of
San Francisco. Founded in 1974 by the Richmond Asian Caucus
and originally named "Richmond Maxi-Center", RAMS
is committed to providing community-based, culturally competent
and consumer-guided services that meet the mental health,
vocational, social, residential, and educational needs of
the local community.
U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
The Immigration Services and Benefits home page provides
information on the services provided by USCIS to applicants,
petitioners, authorized representatives, community-based
organizations, and the general public.
United
Way of Connecticut
http://www.infoline.org/Search/default.asp
online database of community services. This database contains
information about the services of over 5,000 agency services
available to Connecticut residents.
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