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
(215) 546-1232
Voice
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
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.