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Main Services Area

Educational Programs
Educational Programs provide students with the skills they need to live successful lives. Our robust programs include early childhood development, classroom consultations in partnership with school districts, adult continuing education programs and parent workshops.
Support Services

Support Services offer various programs to address social determinants of health, including housing and employment coaching and placement, among other critically needed services.

Recognizing Dr. Mamie Clark

As one of the first African American psychologists to graduate from Columbia, Dr. Mamie Clark’s many contributions in childhood development and social science research helped overturn school segregation and develop culturally sensitive programs for children. Learn more about her impact.

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Hearts & Hands Spotlight on: Roger Barney

It all started with a chronic pain condition caused by a neuroma on the bottom of Kimberly Barney’s foot, for which she was prescribed Vicodin. The surgery to repair it was unsuccessful, and the condition was treated with the extensive use of prescribed opioids by a succession of doctors. During that time, an addiction took hold, and Roger and Jeannette watched their bubbly, upbeat daughter with a wonderful sense of humor turn into an angry, almost unrecognizable version of herself.

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Inclusion and Advancement in Education

In a Q&A with La Shon Tillie-Jones, site director of Pacific Clinics’ Head Start Nesbitt Center, she talks about the importance of providing programs that support advancement and self-sufficiency.

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Join Us in Building a Brighter Future for Children and Teens in Our Community

According to the CDC, about half of high school students report having used marijuana, while two-thirds have tried alcohol, and one in four have used an e-cigarette. Unfortunately, substance use at an early age can negatively impact a child’s development and well-being, and can lead to other unhealthy behavior choices. Our Addiction Prevention Services provide substance abuse prevention, intervention, and post-intervention services for children and teens who are both at-risk and currently involved in these high-risk activities.

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Pacific Clinics’ Q&A with Jenifer Lewis

For Black History Month, we feature a leading African American advocate for mental health awareness. In a Q&A with Pacific Clinics, our Champion of Mental Health @jeniferlewis shares her #hopestory and discusses her journey with bipolar disorder as revealed in her bestselling memoir #TheMotherOfBlackHollywood.

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Dr. Beth Jenks Published in The California Psychologist

Lydia Flasher, PhD and Pacific Clinics’ Corporate Director of Clinical Training Beth Jenks, PhD cowrote “Beyond Skills Training in Supervision: Teaching Professional Attitudes and Values,” in the Winter 2020 issue of The California Psychologist. In the article, they encourage supervisors and training directors to educate psychologists on professional attitudes and values, which will help improve their practice.

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Lionhearted – What Does it Mean to be Trauma-Informed?

Since 2017, Uplift Family Services has been working on multiple fronts to become a trauma-informed organization. So, what exactly does that mean? Uplift Family Services has a century and a half of experience with trauma. Our TI goal is not to talk the talk, but to walk the walk: to be TI to the core and be a leader in TI service and advocacy.

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Central Region Gift Drive

Help a child in need feel special this holiday season! Uplift Family Services is a non-profit organization providing mental health services to children

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