Category Archive for: ‘LGBTQ’
Support AHP for Mental Health Awareness Month!
The stigma associated with mental illness is a huge obstacle to people who need help. We can think of no better way to mark Mental Health Awareness Month than to quote NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, on the nature of this central barrier …
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Racing to the Finish Line
Slow and steady wins the race! For the first time, the iconic LGBT running club, San Francisco FrontRunners has selected AHP to be the sole beneficiary of its 38th Annual Pride Run fundraiser. Join us on Saturday, June 24, in Golden Gate Park to run …
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Justice For All
We stand in opposition to any form of discrimination and we, and the staff, interns, and volunteers of AHP, have worked tirelessly to care for and embrace people who are marginalized. The recent actions of the new administration—to build walls and to limit travel, and …
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Supporting and Partnering: Research at AHP
AHP seeks to provide the highest quality care to our clients and develop programs that go beyond meeting client needs to anticipating them. But the process does not stop, or start, on the front lines. First, AHP has done groundbreaking research to create and study new …
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AHP NOW: 2016
2016 has been a tumultuous year for the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities. At AHP, we have striven not only to endure but also to respond with communication, connection and support. From our HIV counseling and testing services to our post-Orlando Community Gathering, we have worked to encourage healing and …
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Xiaoming Hu: The Future is Now
Who says the Starship Enterprise isn’t real? It delivered clinical social worker Xiaoming Hu to AHP! Deciding between studying medicine or counseling, Hu was inspired by Star Trek character Counselor Deanna Troi to attend UC Berkeley’s MSW program in Community Mental Health. Hu, born in …
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