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An overwhelming percentage of refugees utilize the services of ACCESS mental health programming. This center serves a large number of survivors of torture, as well as refugees and their families as they suffer through emotional problems including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and major depression.
Goals
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Effective psychological treatment of patients
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Successful individual psychotherapy
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Offering services to include Family Therapy, Marital Therapy, Arts and Crafts Female Group Therapy
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Maintaining a holistic approach of treatment is multidisciplinary, providing multiple services to the entire family including other ACCESS departments’ i.e. medical assistance at the ACCESS Health Clinic, Pharmaceutical Services, Employment and Training Services, and Immigration and Social Services
Services
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Psychiatric Treatment
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Case Management Services, Social Consultations, Immigration Services, and Translation Services
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The Social Club, Women’s Craft Group, Yoga and Massage Therapy
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Community Outreach and linking services
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Collaborate with the ACCESS Prevention team to provide Educational Services for clients and their families as well as the community
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Prevention to include Parenting Skills Training, Youth Issues, Health Education, and HIV/AID’s programming
Target Group/Client base
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Families from Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, and other Arab countries.
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Asylum seekers mainly from African countries including: Senegal, Togo, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Somalia
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Refugees from Afghanistan and Bosnia
Funding Source
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Office of Refugee Resettlement Agency (ORR)
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United Nations (UN) Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
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*UN Voluntary Fund began in 2002 and is renewed annually through
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Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Contact Person
Husam Abdulkhaleq
habdulkhaleq@accesscommunity.org
(313) 216 - 2242
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