Asian Outreach Program

The Asian Outreach Program at The Child Center serves the most ethnically diverse Asian community in the nation.

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. Last year alone, we worked with adults and children from more than a dozen countries. In our nearly 25 years in operation, 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.

Client interest form
Provider referral form

The services that AOP provides include:

Treatment of mental illness 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

Asian Outreach Program Locations

Asian Outreach Program in Flushing
Macari Family Wellness Center
140-15B Sanford Avenue, Second Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Phone: 718-358-8288
Fax: 718-358-5265

Senior Program Director: Cho-Yung (Cathy) Wu, LCSW-R, RPT-S, CASAC cathywu@childcenterny.org
Services provided: Culturally competent and multi-lingual outpatient counseling for mental health and substance use issues.
Other services available on site: Benefits Access, Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, OnTrackNY, and Perinatal Intensive Outpatient Program
Ages accepted: All ages, newborn-adult
Admission criteria: One member of family must have a mental health or substance use diagnosis. Individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism diagnosis are not eligible for this program.
Languages spoken: Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), English, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Urdu
Public Transportation: Subway—#7, Buses—Q17, Q27

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Asian Outreach Program in Woodside
Cohen Family Wellness Center
43-08 52nd Street, Second Floor
Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: 718-358-8288

Senior Program Director: Jessica Barrera-Morales, LCSW-R jessicamorales@childcenterny.org
Services provided: Culturally competent and multi-lingual outpatient counseling for mental health and substance use issues.
Other services available on site: Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, Early Head Start, ParentChild+, and Youth Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Ages accepted: All ages, newborn-adult
Admission criteria: One member of family must have a mental health or substance use diagnosis. Individuals with intellectual disabilities or an autism diagnosis are not eligible for this program.
Languages spoken: English, Bengali, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Romanian, Spanish, and others
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.