Philadelphia Asian Mental Health Providers and Resources:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Crisis Numbers
2. On-Site Mental Health Services
3. Social Work and Community Resources
4. Psychoeducational Handouts in Other Languages
1. PHONE NUMBERS FOR CRISIS:
§ 1-800-273-8255 (TALK), 24hr National Suicide Prevention Hotline, >150 languages available
§ 1-877-990-8585, 24hr Asian LifeNet Hotline, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese available
All other languages: 1-800-LIFENET (1-800-543-3638)
2. ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:
Southeast Asian Clinic at Hall-Mercer
8th and Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
http://www.med.upenn.edu/psych/hallmercer.html
Languages available: Cambodian, Laos, Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujinese, and Vietnamese
- 4 multi-lingual case managers - speak Cambodian, Laos, Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujinese, Vietnamese
- Bilingual Psychiatrists speak Cantonese and Mandarin
- Bilingual Child psychiatrist who speaks Mandarin
- Contact: Helen Luu - Case Manager who speaks many Asian languages - 215-829-5529
Intercultural Family Services
West Philadelphia Location South Philadelphia Location
4225 Chestnut Street 2317 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19154
http://ifsinc.org
Languages available: Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian
- Have in-site as well as “mobile mental health” for elderly - Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian therapists
- help with medical assistance, intake assessment, psychiatrists
- PROJECT AWARE - originally for refugees, but they help people with the citizenship process and case management services
- LIPS - language translating services - over 21 dialects in 14 languages
Jaisohn Center – Great referral for Korean population
6705 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19126
http://jaisohn.com/contact/
Language available: Korean
Contact Sarah Lim, Mental Health Counselor (267-648-7458) [email protected] / [email protected]
Call (267 648 7458) or email ([email protected]) JaiSohn to set up an appointment first. The fee is sliding scale depending on income: initial appointment is usually $30, and a session could be either $0 or $20 or $40 depending on the financial situation. Ages over 65 gets free mental health services.
Phone call is first and it is reservation-based. They are trying the integration model too following Obamacare by using PHQ9s (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) in both Korean and English. When doctors at JaiSohn use the PHQ9 and feel like psychological services is necessary, they refer their patients naturally over to Sarah.
There was a psychiatrist but he is old and now retired. One therapist, Sarah, is everybody. Sarah refers patients to other Korean-speaking psychiatrists (3 or 4 MDs total in Philadelphia) when medication is necessary.
4th Street Behavioral Healthcare
1401 S. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-339-1070
At least 2 Chinese Therapists
Accept Medicaid and other insurances
Warren E Smith
2514 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Language available: Vietnamese
http://www.drwes.org/index.html
1 Vietnamese Therapist
1 Vietnamese Case Manager
WEDGE
4913 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19141
http://www.wedgepc.com
Languages available: Cambodian and Vietnamese
Logan Office (4913 North Broad St. | 215 329 3200)
2 Vietnamese Therapists (translates for intake)
1 Vietnamese Psychiatrist (director as well)
Juniper Office (1939 South Juniper St. | 215 271 5822)
1 Cambodian Therapist
1 Vietnamese Therapist
Call above numbers for appointment or walk in (translators for Cambodian or Vietnamese) -> intake Social Security number / Date of birth -> makes clinical appointment, a psychiatric evaluation by a doctor -> while waiting for the doctor, sees therapist usually 2-3 times a month
3. SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES
SEAMAAC
1711 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
www.seamaac.org
- Multi-service center offering social supports and activities for many Asian families
- Youth Outreach / Women’s Health / Senior Breakfast
- Contact: Amy Jones - Health and Social Services Director - [email protected] 215-467-0690
Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, Inc.
2416 South 7th Street 5412 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148 Philadelphia, PA 19120
www.cagp.org
Language available: Cambodian
- Youth Outreach
- Social Services
- Case Management Services
CBH Asian Language Liaison
801 Market Street
Suite 7000
Philadelphia, OA 19107
http://dbhids.org/providers-seeking-information/community-behavioral-health-cbh/
Chinatown Medical Center
930 Washington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19147
http://www.gphainc.org/hct_aa.asp?locationid=2
Languages available: Mandarin and Cantonese
- Primary Care providers, most of staff speaks Mandarin/Cantonese
- Have access to Mandarin and Cantonese speaking psychotherapists
Chinese Health Information Center at Jefferson
Gibbon Building
Suite 1830
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://hospitals.jefferson.edu/patients-and-visitors/center-city/chinese-health-information-center/
Languages available: Chinese and Mandarin
- Will provide interpreters for Chinese speaking patients seeing Jefferson providers
- Social workers that work in the ER that can assist Chinese speaking patients
Lutheran Children’s Services – Great resource for Refugee, Burmese, and Bhutanese populations
2 locations -
1. Southeast by Southeast: Philadelphia Refugee and Mental Health Collaboraite (PRMHC) And Mural Arts Community Center
1927 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
2. Lutheran Children and Family Service
5401 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
http://www.lcfsinpa.org
Philadelphia Refugee Mental health Collaborative coordinator: Melissa Fogg 215 429 1240 [email protected]
The schedule of community center programs is also on the cultural communities website (www.culturalcommunities.org) and walk in’s are welcome.
Unity Clinic - Free Health Clinic (not staffed with mental health services)
St. Edmond’s Rectory (at rear of church) on 21st and Snyder
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Primary care services, immunizations, health education
Languages available: Indonesian
4. PSYCHOEDUCATION RESOURCES/FACT SHEETS (translated)
http://www2.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21026
These fact/psychoeducation sheets are translated in Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese. Because of a lack of resources to provide psychoeducation, it may be helpful to use these fact sheets to give to patients or family members. This should and could hopefully stir up conversations with their providers and engage patients in their care.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Crisis Numbers
2. On-Site Mental Health Services
3. Social Work and Community Resources
4. Psychoeducational Handouts in Other Languages
1. PHONE NUMBERS FOR CRISIS:
§ 1-800-273-8255 (TALK), 24hr National Suicide Prevention Hotline, >150 languages available
§ 1-877-990-8585, 24hr Asian LifeNet Hotline, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese available
All other languages: 1-800-LIFENET (1-800-543-3638)
2. ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:
Southeast Asian Clinic at Hall-Mercer
8th and Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
http://www.med.upenn.edu/psych/hallmercer.html
Languages available: Cambodian, Laos, Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujinese, and Vietnamese
- 4 multi-lingual case managers - speak Cambodian, Laos, Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujinese, Vietnamese
- Bilingual Psychiatrists speak Cantonese and Mandarin
- Bilingual Child psychiatrist who speaks Mandarin
- Contact: Helen Luu - Case Manager who speaks many Asian languages - 215-829-5529
Intercultural Family Services
West Philadelphia Location South Philadelphia Location
4225 Chestnut Street 2317 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19154
http://ifsinc.org
Languages available: Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian
- Have in-site as well as “mobile mental health” for elderly - Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian therapists
- help with medical assistance, intake assessment, psychiatrists
- PROJECT AWARE - originally for refugees, but they help people with the citizenship process and case management services
- LIPS - language translating services - over 21 dialects in 14 languages
Jaisohn Center – Great referral for Korean population
6705 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19126
http://jaisohn.com/contact/
Language available: Korean
Contact Sarah Lim, Mental Health Counselor (267-648-7458) [email protected] / [email protected]
Call (267 648 7458) or email ([email protected]) JaiSohn to set up an appointment first. The fee is sliding scale depending on income: initial appointment is usually $30, and a session could be either $0 or $20 or $40 depending on the financial situation. Ages over 65 gets free mental health services.
Phone call is first and it is reservation-based. They are trying the integration model too following Obamacare by using PHQ9s (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) in both Korean and English. When doctors at JaiSohn use the PHQ9 and feel like psychological services is necessary, they refer their patients naturally over to Sarah.
There was a psychiatrist but he is old and now retired. One therapist, Sarah, is everybody. Sarah refers patients to other Korean-speaking psychiatrists (3 or 4 MDs total in Philadelphia) when medication is necessary.
4th Street Behavioral Healthcare
1401 S. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-339-1070
At least 2 Chinese Therapists
Accept Medicaid and other insurances
Warren E Smith
2514 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Language available: Vietnamese
http://www.drwes.org/index.html
1 Vietnamese Therapist
1 Vietnamese Case Manager
WEDGE
4913 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19141
http://www.wedgepc.com
Languages available: Cambodian and Vietnamese
Logan Office (4913 North Broad St. | 215 329 3200)
2 Vietnamese Therapists (translates for intake)
1 Vietnamese Psychiatrist (director as well)
Juniper Office (1939 South Juniper St. | 215 271 5822)
1 Cambodian Therapist
1 Vietnamese Therapist
Call above numbers for appointment or walk in (translators for Cambodian or Vietnamese) -> intake Social Security number / Date of birth -> makes clinical appointment, a psychiatric evaluation by a doctor -> while waiting for the doctor, sees therapist usually 2-3 times a month
3. SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES
SEAMAAC
1711 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
www.seamaac.org
- Multi-service center offering social supports and activities for many Asian families
- Youth Outreach / Women’s Health / Senior Breakfast
- Contact: Amy Jones - Health and Social Services Director - [email protected] 215-467-0690
Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, Inc.
2416 South 7th Street 5412 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148 Philadelphia, PA 19120
www.cagp.org
Language available: Cambodian
- Youth Outreach
- Social Services
- Case Management Services
CBH Asian Language Liaison
801 Market Street
Suite 7000
Philadelphia, OA 19107
http://dbhids.org/providers-seeking-information/community-behavioral-health-cbh/
Chinatown Medical Center
930 Washington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19147
http://www.gphainc.org/hct_aa.asp?locationid=2
Languages available: Mandarin and Cantonese
- Primary Care providers, most of staff speaks Mandarin/Cantonese
- Have access to Mandarin and Cantonese speaking psychotherapists
Chinese Health Information Center at Jefferson
Gibbon Building
Suite 1830
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://hospitals.jefferson.edu/patients-and-visitors/center-city/chinese-health-information-center/
Languages available: Chinese and Mandarin
- Will provide interpreters for Chinese speaking patients seeing Jefferson providers
- Social workers that work in the ER that can assist Chinese speaking patients
Lutheran Children’s Services – Great resource for Refugee, Burmese, and Bhutanese populations
2 locations -
1. Southeast by Southeast: Philadelphia Refugee and Mental Health Collaboraite (PRMHC) And Mural Arts Community Center
1927 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
2. Lutheran Children and Family Service
5401 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
http://www.lcfsinpa.org
Philadelphia Refugee Mental health Collaborative coordinator: Melissa Fogg 215 429 1240 [email protected]
The schedule of community center programs is also on the cultural communities website (www.culturalcommunities.org) and walk in’s are welcome.
Unity Clinic - Free Health Clinic (not staffed with mental health services)
St. Edmond’s Rectory (at rear of church) on 21st and Snyder
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Primary care services, immunizations, health education
Languages available: Indonesian
4. PSYCHOEDUCATION RESOURCES/FACT SHEETS (translated)
http://www2.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21026
These fact/psychoeducation sheets are translated in Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese. Because of a lack of resources to provide psychoeducation, it may be helpful to use these fact sheets to give to patients or family members. This should and could hopefully stir up conversations with their providers and engage patients in their care.