CHAC
590 W EL CAMINO REAL, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040 www.chacmv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CHAC SEEKS TO IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

CHAC'S COUNSELING PROGRAMS ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING CHILDREN AND TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND TEENSCHAC THERAPISTS SUPPORT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF 4,651 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 IN 35 SCHOOLS WITH COUNSELING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS. CHAC PROVIDES ONGOING COUNSELING FOR STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES WITH A GOAL OF SERVING THE WHOLE CHILD. CHAC'S CLINICIANS TAKE AN "INTEGRATED CARE" APPROACH, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH COPING MECHANISMS THAT REPLACE UNHEALTHY HABITS WITH BETTER CHOICES AND FACILITATE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, INCREASED ATTENDANCE, DECREASED TARDINESS AND IMPROVED SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE EACH STUDENT THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE BY PROTECTING THEM FROM HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS WHILE BUILDING PERSONAL ASSETS SUCH AS SCHOOL SUCCESS, VALUING DIVERSITY, MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH, AND DELAYING GRATIFICATION. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING ("SEL") IMPROVES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND INCREASES PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS KINDNESS, SHARING, AND EMPATHY; IMPROVES STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL; AND REDUCES DEPRESSION AND STRESS AMONG STUDENTS. CHAC OFFERS SEVERAL INNOVATIVE SEL PROGRAMS TARGETED TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED DURING THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNEYS. BEYOND SEL SUPPORT, CHAC'S COUNSELORS ARE POISED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL PERSONNEL, BOTH ON-SITE AND OUT OF ITS CLINIC WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF AND RESOURCES IN RESPONDING TO LOCAL, SITE-BASED, OR FAMILY CRISES. HEALTHIER CHILDREN LEAD TO HEALTHIER FAMILIES, CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS, AND ULTIMATELY, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. ALL CHAC SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ARE OFFERED THROUGH FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS: MOUNTAIN VIEW-WHISMAN ELEMENTARY, MOUNTAIN VIEW-LOS ALTOS UNION HIGH SCHOOL, LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY, AND SUNNYVALE ELEMENTARY, INCLUDING SIX HIGH-NEEDS TITLE I SCHOOLS.

SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR SUBSTANCE USE, DEPENDENCIES AND CULTURALLY ATTUNED SERVICES FOR OUR LATINX COMMUNITY SERVICED MORE THAN 265 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH MORE THAN 4,400 HOURS OF COUNSELING.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, CHAC HAS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND OTHER COMPULSIVE TENDENCIES. CHAC'S OUTPATIENT COUNSELING PROGRAM TURNS LIVES AROUND FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE MISUSE/ABUSE, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEFINING HEALTH THROUGH A BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL LENS AND USING THE THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES OF MINDFULNESS-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY, FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP THE RESILIENCY AND SKILLS WHICH ALLOW FOR HEALTHIER CHOICES AND SUCCESSFUL RECOVERIES. WITH A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, CHAC HAS A CONTINUAL FOCUS TO ENSURE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY AND OFFERS SERVICES IN 13 LANGUAGES. CHAC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE MULTI-CULTURAL POPULATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMPHASIZING POSITIVE PARENTING, FAMILY RESOURCES, SKILL BUILDING, EARLY LITERACY & LANGUAGE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. CHAC IS PROUD TO OFFER A ROBUST IN-HOUSE LATINX PROGRAM WITH SERVICES IN SPANISH THAT INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, NUTRITION AND HOUSING SUPPORT, PARENTING CLASSES, LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PARENTING CLASSES.

CLINIC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, FAMILIES OF ALL AGES INCLUDING COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND CLASSESCHAC SERVED 568 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES WITH 12,600 HOURS OF COUNSELING TO PROVIDE WHAT CHAC BELIEVES IN MOST: THE VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY, AND THE NECESSITY OF COMMUNITY. CHAC'S FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS (FRCS) SERVED MORE THAN 9,000 FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT FROM FIRST 5 SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH PROGRAMS THAT HELP PARENTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE AND PROVIDE THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEEDED TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES. CHAC'S COUNSELING PROGRAMS SERVE ALL AGES ON A SLIDING SCALE FEE PAYMENT PLAN AND ADDRESS A VARIETY OF EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THAT CAUSE STRESS WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING BULLYING, ANXIETY, SADNESS/DEPRESSION, AGGRESSIVE OR DEFIANT BEHAVIOR, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, TRUANCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GANG PARTICIPATION, CHILD CUSTODY CONFLICTS, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. CLINICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA TELE-HEALTH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ALWAYS ON A SLIDING SCALE FEE PAYMENT PLAN; NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. FRC CLASSES, EVENTS, AND INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS FOSTER WAYS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY CONNECTION BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD AND INCREASING RESILIENCE IN THE FAMILY. FRC STAFF ALSO TRAIN A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHOM STARTED AS PARTICIPANTS, TO CARRY OUT CHAC'S VISION TO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS USING BEST-PRACTICE MODELS AND EVIDENCEBASED TESTING MEASURES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

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