Asian Counseling Center Selected as One of Eleven Community Partnership Grantees.ATLANTA -- Asian Christian Counseling Christian counseling is counseling done by a professional counselor who upholds the Christian value system, beliefs and philosophy. The unifying factor is the therapist, him or herself, who has integrated Christianity (Christ-centered and Bible-based), the research of psychology, & Educational Seminar Services (ACCESS), a non-profit counseling center serving the Greater Atlanta Asian community, is the first Georgia agency to offer a counseling group for depression conducted in the Chinese language. Subsidized in large part by a grant awarded from Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Originally part of African-American all-male Morehouse College, it was founded in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. - Center of Excellence on Health Disparities
Health disparities (also called health inequalities in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. , this eight-week counseling group provides a much needed program for the underserved Asian Pacific Islander Pacific Islander n. 1. A native or inhabitant of any of the Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian islands of Oceania. 2. A person of Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian descent. See Usage Note at Asian. (API) population in the Atlanta area. The program is designed to educate group members on depression and teach coping skills to help alleviate the depressive symptoms. With a population of over 200,000 (2004 U.S. census estimates), Atlanta's API population more than doubled from 1990 to 2000, making Georgia the state with the second fastest Asian American A·sian A·mer·i·can also A·sian-A·mer·i·can n. A U.S. citizen or resident of Asian descent. See Usage Note at Amerasian. A population growth in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. during that decade. Despite having one of the nation's fastest-growing API populations, Atlanta lacks the culturally-sensitive and language-appropriate mental health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to meet the growing needs of the population. Many Asian immigrants have limited English proficiency, and even those who speak English fairly well still want or need to express themselves in their primary language when it comes to counseling. Among the different Asian ethnic groups in Atlanta, the second largest group is Chinese. Language and cultural barriers prevent many Chinese, and other immigrants, from being able to utilize the various mental health services already in place. As one of only eleven grantees, ACCESS seeks to address such needs of the underserved API population, which fit well with the mission of the Center of Excellence on Health Disparities and its grant objective of developing community partnerships to help eliminate such health disparities. Since its opening in 2004, ACCESS has provided valuable counseling and educational services to ethnic individuals, couples, families and children/teenagers. About ACCESS Asian Christian Counseling and Education Seminar Services, Inc. (ACCESS) is a 501(C)3 non-profit counseling center located in the Metro Atlanta area. Services at ACCESS are open to people of all ethnicities and religions. ACCESS provides affordable culturally-sensitive and language-appropriate professional counseling and psychotherapy, collaborates with ministers and other community groups, provides consultations regarding mental health issues of Asians and Asian Americans This page is a list of Asian Americans. Politics
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