Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc

CLUES ADVANCES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY AND WELLBEING FOR LATINOS.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY SERVICES INCLUDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT INCORPORATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, EDUCATION SERVICES, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, AND THE LEARNING TOGETHER PROGRAM UNDER ONE HOLISTIC SYSTEM OF SERVICE DELIVERY. CLUES HELPS CLIENTS TO BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY STABILITY, AND LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE AGENCY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY PROGRAM USES A BI-LINGUAL, CULTURALLY-PROFICIENT APPROACH TO HELP LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED LATINO AND NEW IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP ECONOMIC SECURITY AND CREATE AND SUSTAIN WEALTH. THESE ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS SET THE STAGE FOR THE LONG-TERM PROSPERITY OF THE CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/ EMPLOYMENT, ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE (ESL) COURSES, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CLASSES, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUPS THAT EDUCATE PARENTS ON THE U.S. SCHOOL SYSTEM. THIS APPROACH PROVIDES THEM WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN'S LONG-TERM SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH. MANY PARTNERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP EXPAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED LATINO YOUTH AND ADULTS.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AFFECTING LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO SERVICES AND PROVISION OF SERVICES IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MANNER. BH INVOLVES BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AS CHEMICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. BH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY QUALIFIED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND A PSYCHOLOGIST AND A PSYCHIATRIST ALL OF WHOM ARE FULLY BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS 5 YEARS OLD AND OLDER WITH ALL KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED NEEDS EXCEPT EATING DISORDERS OR OTHER COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRING INPATIENT CARE. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE OUTPATIENT INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, FAMILY, AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, NOT ONLY ONSITE, BUT ALSO IN SCHOOL; PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PSYCHOTHERAPY AT CLUES; CHILDREN THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT SERVICES (CTSS) FOR MINORS WHO PRESENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES RELATED TO SOME UNDERLYING EMOTIONAL CONDITION; CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION; AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED CASES. CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH ALL KIND OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS NOT ONLY TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS AND/ OR ALCOHOL. CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND THEY INCLUDE "RULE 25" ASSESSMENTS (TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS AND LEVEL OF INTERVENTION NEEDED), TREATMENT GROUPS, AND EARLY INTERVENTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS DRIVING WITH CARE. THE TREATMENT GROUPS USE A MODEL OF INTERVENTION SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED BY CLUES CLINICIANS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY.