Asian Family Institute (AFI) is a program of Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. We provide culturally competent, psychological services for Asian & Pacific Islander, Russian-speaking, and other minority populations in the Bay Area.
Asian Family Institute offers the following programs:
Fee-for-Service Program
RAMS’s AFI clinic provides several fee-for-services programs for children,
adults and families who are uninsured and/or self-paid and/or have private
insurance. AFI provides the following services:
- Individual & Brief Psychotherapy
- Couple & Family Psychotherapy
- Psychological Assessment and Evaluation
- Psychiatric Evaluation & Medication Management
- Consultation & Training
- Outreach & Education
AFI can offer help with:
- Individual Concerns: Anxiety, Stress, Depression and/or Trauma
- Children/Adolescent Concerns: Behavior Problems, Learning Difficulties, Emotional Disturbance, Child Abuse issues
- Relationship Concerns: Pre-Marital Counseling, Parent-Child Relations, Marital Issues, Domestic Violence issues
- Immigrant Concerns: Immigration Adjustment, Value Conflicts, Cultural Identity, Minority Stress
The AFI multidisciplinary staff team includes the fields of psychiatry, psychology, marriage & family therapy, clinical social work, and psychiatric nursing with diverse cultural backgrounds and experience in helping clients deal with a wide range of issues. The staff include bilingual and bicultural professionals who can provide services in Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean, Tagalog, Japanese and Russian. Call AFI's Intake Coordinator at 415-668-5998, ext. 101. Your information will be kept CONFIDENTIAL, as required by law.
Problem Gambling ProjectThe Problem Gambling Project is a collaboration between RAMS, Inc. and NICOS Chinese Health Coalition. The program provides assessment, counseling, support groups, outreach and educational services for problem gamblers and their family members in the Asian American communities. The project also operates the Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-888-968-7888 and provides counseling, information & referral in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin languages/dialects. Click here to download an English/Chinese brochure about problem gambling. Also, you can check out NICOS Chinese Health Coalition for more information about the Problem Gambling Project.
CalWORKs Project
The CalWORKs Project is a collaboration with
Westside Community Services to
provide mental health services to the Asian & Pacific Islander American and Russian-speaking populations in
San Francisco.
Training Videos & Brochures
AFI also offers training videos, brochures, and brochure translations.
