RAMS, Inc. (Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc.)

Last week on June 17th, 2021, the Juneteenth Act was signed into law by President Biden, creating June 19th, Juneteenth, Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, and also known as Jubilee Day, a Federal Holiday! As part of American History, Juneteenth presents its own meaning to Asian American David Shih. Click below to read "The Meaning of Juneteenth to an Asian American" to get some perspective on what the Holiday can mean to some Americans. http://professorshih.blogspot.com//the-meaning-of-juneteen

Hi Facebook! In celebration of Juneteenth this Saturday, June 19th, we have Domenica, the Director of Development & Communications at RAMS, and JayVon, the CEO of RAMS, talk about Juneteenth, its history, and its importance! https://youtu.be/ZOIES7yS3Ac... Make sure to share the video with your friends and check out(below) some of the Juneteenth events going on in San Francisco. Happy Juneteenth! Kickoff Rally at City Hall (Today 6/17): https://tinyurl.com/2kv3y9nh 71st Annual Juneteenth Festival (6/19): https://tinyurl.com/uf8sdazn Juneteenth at the Bayview Opera House (6/19): https://tinyurl.com/bcbnpbcw #Juneteenth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistory #CelebrateAmericanHistory #CelebrateBlackLives

Happy Wednesday! Please make sure to follow one of our exceptional programs, Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative They are a Mental Health Clinic that provides free therapy to Pacific Islanders in Alameda County #mentalhealthmatters #communitysupport #mentalhealth

Happy Friday from RAMS! We hope you all have a great end to your week

Happy Monday! In case you missed it, check out RAMS' Peer Counselor Michael Marchiselli from our Street Crisis Response Team (SCRT) featured on CBS' Sunday Morning News. The amazing SCRT counselors are part of San Francisco's efforts to develop alternatives to police responses to non-violent calls like mental health or behavioral crises. https://www.cbsnews.com//changing-how-911-responds-to-men/... #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscocalifornia

June is Pride Month To celebrate our LGBTQ+ community, let's remember that using the appropriate pronouns is the first step towards respecting people's gender identity and creating a welcoming environment for all. We use pronouns in everyday speech and writing to take the place of people's names, sometimes without even thinking about it. Let us not forget that words are a powerful language tool that helps us connect and convey meaning. Below you'll find an article ...from NPR that can help us all show respect by using the correct pronouns for individuals. https://www.npr.org//gender-identity-pronouns-expression-g

RAMS is excited to welcome JayVon Muhammad, CPM, LM as its new President & CEO. To learn more, check out our formal announcement in the link below. https://ramsinc.org/rams-welcomes-jayvon-muhammad-cpm-lm-a/

We are excited to announce that RAMS Peers will be a part of San Francisco's new Street Crisis Response team! The team will respond to non-violent 911 calls related to behavioral health and substance abuse. Click here to read Mayor London Breed's Press Release about the team! https://sfmayor.org//san-franciscos-new-street-crisis-resp

It has been a hard year and the holiday season feels particularly welcome now, especially for our team and residents at RAMS’ Broderick Adult Residential Program, which has continued to operate 24/7 throughout the year. The Broderick Program isn’t just a long-term residential facility for adults and older adults with both physical and behavioral health challenges; it’s also a home for our 27 residents. Like many homes, we celebrate birthdays, milestones, and holidays. Each y...ear, we give our residents a holiday gift in December as a small reminder that they’re a part of a family here at Broderick Street. Depending on what each resident needs, gifts may be winter jackets, shoes, wallets, movies, music, or other such items. We want to give each of our residents a gifts and care packages valued at least $30 per resident. To make this possible, we’ll need your help. If you’d like to be one of our residents’ Secret Santa, please go to https://ramsinc.org/donate/, donate at least $30, and type SECRET SANTA in the Description box on the second page of the form. After we order the gift and care package items, we’ll let you know what was made possible by your generosity! If you donate more than $30, we’ll let you know all the gifts that your donation made possible!

In 2010, RAMS spearheaded the effort to establish May 10 as Asian Pacific American Mental Health Day for the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California. With the APA population facing unique challenges due to the cultural stigma surrounding mental health, it was important to establish a day acknowledging those challenges and celebrating the people working to face them. This year, May 10 coincides with Mother’s Day. With mothers across the world juggling even more during the pandemic, our staff wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day and APA Mental Health Day from everywhere we are as we work from home, our residential facility, and our offices. Check out our video below or copy-paste this URL in your address bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PpVYr1WG8&t=1s

RAMS is hiring a new President & CEO! We seek a compassionate and collaborative consensus-builder with demonstrated organizational leadership experience to lead and inspire our team. Now more than ever, mental health is at the forefront of our societal consciousness and our new leader should be capable of leveraging momentum and driving the organization forward towards even greater impact. Learn more and apply by November 30, 2020 using the URL below. http://nebula.wsimg.com/75707c14b06f9ac381c32234ca8ab34b

Dear RAMS Community, We will be releasing a series of videos highlighting Asian and Pacific American Mental Health during the month of May. Please see the video below about self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please see our statement below regarding the rise of racism, discrimination, and xenophobia as the pandemic has developed.

RAMS Broderick Street Adult Residential Facility is a wonderful home to 33 adults and older adults who have both mental health and physical health challenges. We are trying to supply them with activities that will support their sheltering in place. Please consider a donation of any size to help them through this time. And if you can't donate, no worries, we would love for you to share this with your networks. Thank you so much https://www.gofundme.com/f/rams-broderick-covid19-fund

Dear Friends, We hope you are healthy and safe during this truly unprecedented time. We appreciate your commitment to diligently continue providing critical services to the communities you serve. For Asian and Pacific Islander Health Parity Coalition, COVID-19 and its impact has underscored the importance of public health and ensuring that our most vulnerable have access to programs and services.... With public health in the national spotlight, we ask that you help us raise awareness about our Asian and Pacific Islander communities and our invaluable service providers dedicated to serving this community. Please help us by participating in our campaign to highlight National Public Health Week (April 6-10). We have included an editorial calendar and sample social media posts in English, Chinese, Khmer, and Vietnamese to be distributed during NPHW week. Please feel free to post these messages as is, or tailor them to better resonate with your clients and community. Also, APIHPC will be executing this campaign from the APIHPC Facebook page (https://bit.ly/39vkvfy). We would like to tag each of your organization’s social media pages as well. If you do not want to be tagged please let us know by April 1st, 2020. If we do not hear from you we’ll assume we have your organization’s consent. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Natalie Ah Soon at [email protected] or Stacy Lavilla at [email protected]. Thank you! Be well, be safe and stay healthy! Christina Shea, Chair APIHPC [email protected]

October: Bringing awareness of depression, mental illness and mental health!

Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative invites you to TALANOA 4 WELLNESS at RAMS' new Hayward space!

It’s definitely a family affair for Dr. Hwang

Dr. Wei-Chin Hwang speaking on Acculturative Family Distancing in Asian Heritage Families: Research, Clinical, and Practice Considerations @ the Asian American & Pacific Islander Youth & Mental Health Conference.

Dr. Helen Hsu speaking on Youth & Families, Addressing Bi-modal Needs @ the 2019 Asian American & Pacific Islander Youth & Mental Health Conference @ the Milton Marks Auditorium.

Stanford CHIPAO presentation @ the Asian American & Pacific Islander Youth & Mental Health Conference... led by Dr. Rona Hu.

Dr. Joyce Chu speaking on Addressing Mental Health and Suicide Disparities in Asian American Populations.