Asian Community Mental Health Services

ACMHS, Medi-Cal & CalFresh Project, doing outreach to the community with multi- lingual steffs, passing the fliers and verbal explaination in person and group o...f the people to help them to understand the benefit available with thier income qualification. More information, please contact staffs; Chiness (510)869-6084, Vietnamese; (510)869-6086, Cambodian; (510)869-6017, Napalist, Bhothanese; (510)375-6662, Mien;(510)869-6047. See more

ACMHS is celebrating 44 years of being a key mental health provider within the Greater SF Bay Area. Since 1974, ACMHS has helped individuals and communities achieve their full potential through the promotion, support and provision of integrated and multicultural mental health and mental illness Treatment, Outreach, Wellness, Education, and Research solutions. September 28, 2018 Berkeley Country Club [ 99 more words ] http://www.acmhs.org//2018-anniversary-celebration-septem/

By Amanda Rosenberg Jun 18, 2018, 7:30am EDT | ARTICLE SOURCE: [x] Don’t you dare go back to that doctor, my mother growled into the phone. He’ll put ‘bipolar’ on your record and then you’ll never be able to get a job. I nodded into the receiver. Okay. I never went back. Seven years later, I woke up in a psych ward. [ 1,775 more word ] http://www.acmhs.org//hiding-my-mental-illness-from-my-as/

By Jennifer Cheang, MHA Digital Marketing Manager. Article Source [x]. Not only is May observed as Mental Health Awareness Month, but it’s also designated as Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Based on data from www.MHAScreening.org, we know that Asian Americans are least likely to have a history of diagnosis even though 57% of those who completed a mental health screen scored [ 536 more words ] http://www.acmhs.org//asian-american-mental-health-and-th/

Rolland Choy Lowe September 29, 1932 - November 4, 2017 Rolland Choy Lowe died peacefully at his home in Walnut Creek on Saturday, November 4, at the age of 85, after a prolonged illness. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Kathy; his sons Larry (Jeanne) and Randy; his daughter Yvonne (Bob); and grandchildren Brennan, Laura and Marnie. Born in San Francisco, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and received his medical degree at University of California, San Francisco. [ 465 more words ] http://www.acmhs.org/2018/04/rolland-choy-lowe/

A Celebration for the Lunar New Year http://www.acmhs.org//a-celebration-for-the-lunar-new-year/

Diamond Sponsor $10,000 Gold Sponsor $5,000 Silver Sponsor $2,500 One Foursome $1,300 Individual Golfer $350 Dinner Only $75 For questions please contact: 510-869-6060 or [email protected] http://www.acmhs.org/2018/03/2nd-mental-health-classic/

Free Holiday Parking Saturdays from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, plus Plaid Friday As the City of Oakland's holiday gift to shoppers, they are again offering free parking at meters on streets throughout Oakland and at four City-owned parking lots for the time period posted on the meter or kiosk (30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours or 5 hours). The program will also provide free parking at four City-owned garages.... To keep the flow of shoppers moving standard parking rules and time limits will be enforced. To help keep spaces available for customers, time limits will continue to be enforced. If shoppers need more time than a particular meter allows, they will need to move their cars to another available parking space at least one block away from the original space. Free Holiday Parking Dates: Friday, November 25 (Plaid Friday) Saturday, November 26 Saturday, December 3 Saturday, December 10 Saturday, December 17 Saturday, December 24 Saturday, December 31 On-Street The free parking holidays apply to both standard meters and the multi-space parking kiosks located in many commercial districts. Promotional messages about the free Saturday parking will be programmed into the Smart parking meters and the multi-space kiosks during the week of November 21. Motorists should note and follow the maximum time limits posted. Participating City-Owned Lots Grand Avenue Lot in the 3200 block of Grand Avenue LakePark lot under I-580 between Grand and Lakeshore avenues Piedmont Avenue Lot on Howe Street between 40th and 41st streets Parkway Lot on Wayne Avenue near Park Boulevard and E. 18th Street Participating City-Owned Garages Frank Mar Garage 12th & Harrison streets Franklin Street Garage 19th & Franklin streets Montclair Garage 6235 LaSalle Avenue Clay Street Garage 14th and Clay streets (only November 25 & 26) Dalziel Garage 16th Street between San Pablo Avenue & Clay Street (December 3 31)

We are very impressed with how this 76-year-old Japanese man makes beautiful paintings using Microsoft Excel! Meanwhile...what's Autosum again? #thestruggle

Every Tuesday is #GivingTuesday at Asian Community Mental Health Services. Today we donated gifts to those in need at the Oakland Cambodian Buddhist Temple. What were your acts of kindness?

"'This campaign is truly dedicated to the thousands of Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have struggled through tremendous obstacles and persevered to be...come first generation college graduates, community leaders and more,' said Neil Horikoshi, president and executive director of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund... #NotTheSame hopes to encourage and empower Asian American and Pacific Islanders, who represent more than 48 ethnicities and speak over 300 languages, to share their own personal narratives and life journeys..."

Great video put on by NAMI about the NAMI Chinese Chapter in the South Bay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhwd-lIQ5ao

SAVE THE DATE! October 22 is the 41st ACMHS Anniversary Gala Celebration. You can buy your tickets online here http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-acmhs-41st-anniversary-gala

ACMHS, Medi-Cal & CalFresh Project, doing outreach to the community with multi- lingual steffs, passing the fliers and verbal explaination in person and group o...f the people to help them to understand the benefit available with thier income qualification. More information, please contact staffs; Chiness (510)869-6084, Vietnamese; (510)869-6086, Cambodian; (510)869-6017, Napalist, Bhothanese; (510)375-6662, Mien;(510)869-6047. See more

This moving story exemplifies the strength of human resiliency and family connection in the face of mental illness http://www.nbcnews.com//daughter-documents-her-homeless-fa