Our Core Values
Challenges/Barriers Faced by Immigrants & Refugees from Seeking Professional Mental Health Services
- Potential service seekers are afraid of being stigmatized as a person who is crazy, weak and/or lacks faith.
- Huge Cultural Differences/gaps & Misunderstanding
- Lack of Access to Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Care
Services - Not understanding the purpose of mental health and
counseling. - Believing that they can resolve their issues on their own
through other means of their own - Counseling is perceived as a waste of time.
- Lack of Reliable Transportation with lack of competent,
certified, trustworthy, and in person interpretation services. - Not being aware or able to identify their own mental health
problems. - Lack more imminent basic needs such as adequate housing,
employment and other valuable resources to thrive.