Richmond Area Multi-Services Inc.
Richmond Area Multi-Services Inc.
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Mission
RICHMOND AREA MULTI-SERVICES, INC. (RAMS) IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. RAMS IS A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY THAT IS COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, AND CONSUMER-GUIDED SERVICES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS. FOUNDED IN SAN FRANCISCO'S RICHMOND DISTRICT IN 1974, RAMS OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT AIM TO MEET THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN-SPEAKING POPULATIONS. FROM JANUARY 1, 2018 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018, RAMS SERVED 17,000 ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES, AND CURRENTLY PROVIDES SERVICES IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS.
About
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING/CONSULTATION SERVICES: RAMS HAS MAINTAINED AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH)-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BHS) TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (INCLUDING PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING) AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED AT THE RAMS OUTPATIENT CLINIC, SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) COUNTY ADULT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (CAAP), AS WELL AS COMMUNITY SETTINGS INCLUDING YOUTH CENTERS AND SCHOOLS. SPECIAL TARGETED PROGRAMS CONSIST OF (I) SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), (II) EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT), (III) FU YAU PROJECT - AN ON-SITE PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5 AT CHILDCARE CENTERS, AND (IV) AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CONSULTATION SERVICES AT SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOLS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DHS AND DPH, RAMS ALSO EXTENDS CULTURALLY COMPETENT OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS OF CAAP, THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.RAMS OFFERS CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS (DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP AND PRACTICUM TRAINEESHIP), WHICH TRAIN GRADUATE STUDENTS TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WITH EXPERTISE IN WORKING WITH ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE INTERNS AND TRAINEES PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AND CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES AS PART OF THE BHS CONTRACT.