Asian Outreach Program

With highly trained bilingual and bicultural therapists, The Child Center of NY’s Asian Outreach Program breaks down language barriers and stigma to reach Asian children and families with mental health and substance abuse services. The AOP’s approach is culturally nuanced and based on education and outreach that eases the stigma still surrounding mental health and substance use treatment in traditional Asian cultures. All of our therapists have experienced the trauma of immigration themselves and are steeped in the culture and language of their clients.

Positive word of mouth has spread in Queens’ Asian communities. We worked with adults and children from more than a dozen countries. Since 1993, the program has brought education and healing to many thousands of new immigrants stressed by the need to adjust to new customs, language, and economic circumstances, as well as families suffering from isolation. They also bring understanding to culture clashes between Asian-born parents and American-born children. For all of our clients, we help ease the sense that problems have to be kept hidden from “outsiders” and that treatment will have an adverse impact on a family’s reputation.

The services that AOP provides include:

Mental health treatment, utilizing many approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopharmacology, substance use treatment, and play therapy
Child abuse and neglect prevention
Domestic violence counseling
Parent education workshops and outreach
Family-oriented academic enrichment
Counseling at many public schools

Client Interest Form

Provider Referral Form

Locations

Cohen Family Wellness Center: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)

43-08 52nd Street, Second Floor

Woodside, NY 11377

Ages accepted: All ages, newborn-adult

Admission criteria: Anyone who has mental health, addiction/substance use, or other social-emotional concerns for themselves or a family member

Languages spoken:

English
Bengali
Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
Korean
Spanish
Others

In-Person Hours:

Monday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday 12-8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Remote services are available six days a week by appointment.
These reflect current hours. Please call our main number for more information. We maintain flexible hours for both in-person and remote services.

Services Provided at Cohen Family Wellness Center:

All mental health programs offer:

Outpatient Counseling for Mental Health & Substance Use Issues, focused on cultural competency and multi-lingual accessibility
Psychiatric care with board-certified psychiatrists and licensed psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners

Specialized programs at this site:

Public transportation: Subway–7 train to 52 St. LIRR–Woodside Station (10-15-minute walk). Bus–Q32 to Roosevelt Ave/51 St, Bus—Q60 to Queens Blvd. and 52nd Street.

Director of Cohen Family Wellness Center: Xiomara Borja, LCSW, CASAC-T xiomaraborja@childcenterny.org

Phone: 718-358-8288
Fax: 718-358-5265

Macari Family Wellness Center: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)

140-15B Sanford Avenue, Second Floor

Flushing, NY 11355

Ages accepted: All ages, newborn-adult

Admission criteria: Anyone who has mental health, addiction/substance use, or other social-emotional concerns for themselves or a family member

Languages spoken:

Bengali
Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
English
Hindi
Korean
Spanish
Tagalog
Urdu
Others

In-Person Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Remote services are available six days a week by appointment.
These reflect current hours. Please call our main number for more information. We maintain flexible hours for both in-person and remote services

Services Provided at Macari Family Wellness Center:

All mental health programs offer:

Outpatient Counseling for Mental Health & Substance Use Issues, focused on cultural competency and multi-lingual accessibility
Psychiatric care with board-certified psychiatrists and licensed psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners

Specialized programs at this site:

Public transportation: Subway—#7 train to Main St., Buses—Q17, Q20A/B, Q25, Q32, Q34, Q44, Q65, LIRR to Main St

Macari Leadership:

Elizabeth Traverso, Senior Program Director of Integrated Clinical Services, elizabetraverso@childcenterny.org

Katherine Taveras, Senior Program Director of CCBHC katherinetaveras@childcenter.org

Phone: 718-358-8288

Fax: 718-358-5265