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African Family Health Organization - Behavioral Health Program

5901 Larchwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Eligibility

African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees

Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Thursday, 11:00am to 5:00pm

Application process

Call or email for information.

Fees

Services provided free of charge.

Service area

Bucks, PA
Chester, PA
Delaware, PA
Montgomery, PA
Philadelphia, PA

Description

Offers culturally attuned approaches to providing behavioral health care and promoting wellness, including coed, single gender, age group-specific, and intergenerational group meetings, and individual counseling. Teaches practices for successful assimilation, emphasizing coping skills to prevent risks of detrimental behaviors within and outside the home. Encourages parents to understand and facilitate their children's natural inclination to adapt, while still maintaining their cultural identity.

Providing organization

African Family Health Organization

Provides culturally and linguistically sensitive health, human, and educational services to African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees (ACIR) in the greater Philadelphia area.