Mental Health Awareness & Wellness
Identifying and Responding to Youth Mental Health Needs (IRY)
Get to Know Us
Project Director/Instructor
Dr. Natasha De Veauuse Brown
E-Mail: ndeveauusebrown@gsu.edu
https://ghpc.gsu.edu/profile/natasha-deveauuse-brown/
Program Coordinator/Bilingual Instructor
Michelle Quintero
E-Mail: mquintero@gsu.edu
https://publichealth.gsu.edu/profile/michelle-quintero/
Training Coordinator/ Bilingual Instructor
Lupe Arteaga
E-Mail: garteaga1@gsu.edu
https://ghpc.gsu.edu/profile/lupe-arteaga/
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Bilingual Instructor
Bren Munoz
E-Mail: consultaasbilinguesblm@gmail.com
Our Community Partners
The Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University is collaborating with several organizations serving Gwinnett County to coordinate free YMHFA trainings, funded as part of a Mental Health Awareness Training AWARE grant. These organizations include Archdiocese of Atlanta, Latin American Association, Meadowcreek High School, Ser Familia, and View Point Health. The YMHFA trainings are open to all adults (e.g., educators, parents, clergy, first responders, neighbors) who interact with adolescents in Georgia. Trainings can be conducted in English or Spanish.
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Ser Familia - Service Provider
Ser Familia's mission is to provide preventive family services and equip Latinos with the tools, resources and skills they need to move from crisis to thriving. Ser Familia, Inc. delivers its services using a unique holistic wraparound approach, which we call the Ser Familia Model. All services are provided to clients involving all family members, which yields the best possible outcomes for them and creates positive results which sustain over time.
Services available in Spanish and are free of cost to clients regardless of their immigration status.
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Website: http://www.serfamilia.org
Email: info@serfam.org
Phone: 678-363-3079
Hours of operation: M-F 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Locations:
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1000 Cobb Place Boulevard Suite 170, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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1600 Roswell Street Suite 4, Smyrna, GA 30080
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3594 Baxley Point Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024
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445 Atlanta South Parkway Suite 140, College Park, GA 30349 (opening May 2022)
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5000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suite 160,Berkeley Lake, GA 30093
View Point Health - Service Provider
Viewpoint Health is a community behavioral health center utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, licensed counselors and social workers, as well as other professionals to provide services to individuals who need treatment and support to cope with mental illness, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. View Point Health serves uninsured, underinsured, low-income Medicaid, Medicare, war veterans and some private insurance across multiple locations with a full continuum of behavioral health services and supports
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Website: https://www.myviewpointhealth.org/
Lawrenceville Center
175 Gwinnett Drive, Ste. 260
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
678-209-2411
Norcross Center
5030 Georgia Belle Court
Norcross, GA 30093
678-209-2745
Alianza Terapéutica Latina-
Services offered in Spanish
6020 Dawson Blvd. – Ste I
Norcross, Ga 30093
770-662-0249 or 470-559-8235
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Archdiocese of Atlanta
The Archdiocese of Atlanta encompasses the northern half of Georgia covering 21,445 square miles. Specifically, it includes the 69 counties north of and including the following counties: Lincoln, McDuffie, Warren, Hancock, Baldwin, Putnam, Jasper, Monroe, Upson, Meriwether and Troup.
Mailing address:
Archdiocese of Atlanta - 2401 Lake Park Drive S.E.
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
Telephone: 404-920-7800
We are Here to Listen and Take Action
Archdiocesan 24 hour Abuse Reporting Hotline
1-888-437-0764
4411 Suwanee Dam Road, Suite 720
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 993-8494
info@holyfamilycounselingcenter.com
http://www.holyfamilycounselingcenter.com
Mental Health Ministry Resources
https://archatl.com/ministries-services/disabilities-ministry/mental-health-ministry-resources/
Latin American Association
The mission of the Latin American Association (LAA) is to empower Latinos to adapt, integrate and thrive. Our vision is ‘Opportunity for All.’ The LAA achieves its mission through five (5) focus areas: Civic Engagement & Advocacy, Economic Empowerment, Youth Services, Family Stabilization & Well-Being, and Immigration Services. Each focus area includes a targeted menu of direct services, large-scale events, and advocacy to realize significant community impact and affect systems level change.
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Website: https://thelaa.org/
Atlanta Outreach Center
2750 Buford Hwy.
Atlanta, GA 30324
404.638.1800
Dalton Outreach Center
508 E Morris St.
Dalton, GA 30721
706.272.1992
Lawrenceville Outreach Center
308 North Clayton St.
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
678.205.1018
Meadowcreek High School
​Meadowcreek High School offers various clubs and organizations for students and families to get involved. For example they have a parent center is a place where parents can learn about curriculum, communicate with teachers, community resources, and ways to support their children’s learning at home.
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/MeadowcreekHS
Address: 4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093
Hours: M-F 7am – 3pm
Phone: 770-381-9680
Compassionate Atlanta
Compassionate Atlanta is a grassroots community-building non-profit seeking to raise awareness about the benefits of compassionate action throughout Greater Atlanta and beyond. We do this by teaching and encouraging people of every persuasion and walk of life to channel their concern for the well-being of others into tangible action. The goal is to build healthier, more connected, abundant, and thriving communities.
Website: https://compassionateatl.org/
Address: 500 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30030
Email: info@CompassionateATL.org
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