Muslim Community And Health

MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CENTER?S MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE - THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RECENT AFGHAN AND UKRANIAN REFUGEES WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND DIFFICULTIES ADJUSTING. IT WILL SUPPORT THE MCHC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR POPULATIONS OF AGES FROM CHILDREN TO GERIATRICS, AS WELL AS MARITAL COUNSELING, SUICIDE PREVENTION, PTSD, ALCOHOL/DRUG/AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, GRIEF, AND ADDICTION COUNSELLING. MCHC OFFERS PRIMARY CARE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND HAS PROVIDERS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.