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A Special Message from CEO/President Kathy McCarthy on the one-year anniversary of the Pacific Clinics & Uplift Family Services merger.

Chief Communications Officer Myeisha Peguero Gamiño met with Senior Vice President, Human Resources Denise L. Jackson to discuss Black History Month and the importance of history to understand oneself, their wide-ranging careers at multinational companies, which led them to the mission-driven work of Pacific Clinics, and reflecting on their shared interests in community service and the value of giving back.

Across the state, Pacific Clinics’ Prevention programs work to reduce the impact of substance use and other mental health disorders in the communities in which we serve.

We are exhilarated and grateful beyond measure to celebrate Ike Barinholtz’s appearance and $1,000,000 win on ABC’s “Celebrity Jeopardy!” with guest host Mayim Bialik.

Yelena, a former Pacific Clinics resource parent and Family of the Year, says you don’t have to have a “special heart” to foster or adopt. Her story has been peppered with loss and challenges, but mostly joy.

We would like to extend our condolences to the victims, survivors’ families and impacted community members of the mass shootings that struck California this past

Trauma Coping Resources Trauma Informed Care Department Page on PCWeb The National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Coping After Mass Violence American Psychological Association –Stress of mass

Each year, Pacific Clinics supporters and employees across the state come together to create a joyous holiday season for thousands of children and families, and this year was no exception! 

California Department of Health Care Services announced the awarding of $1.3 million in grant funding to Pacific Clinics that will support behavioral health infrastructure to address gaps in care and create sustainable improvements to better serve county residents.

Outpatient Continuum of Care (OPC) is the merging of Pacific Clinics’ Family Therapeutic Services (FTS) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) into an outpatient continuum of care.

Fifteen-year-old Jamie was a very athletic and creative teenager with many friends, but during her sophomore year of high school, she began to display severe depressive behaviors.