
October 2025 Newsletter: Latest News & Updates from Pacific Clinics
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Pacific Clinics employees, clients and families we serve have been impacted by the Southern California fires. For ways to give, click here: Donate to Pacific Clinics Assistance Fund
Pacific Clinics delivers high-quality behavioral health and social services to advance health equity and well-being for children, adults and families. Learn more about our life-affirming services offered on-site, at home, virtual and in the community.
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 offer various programs to address social determinants of health, including housing and employment coaching and placement, among other critically needed services.
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Thank you for reading the Pacific Clinics newsletter sharing news about our agency and the communities we serve.
Thank you for reading the Pacific Clinics monthly newsletter which shares news about our agency and the communities we serve.

Darius wasn’t like every other child; by the age of one, he had not spoken a single word. Because of this, Darius and

Pacific Clinics recently held a tree-planting ceremony to remember former board member Don McNeil, who passed on May 6, 2023.

Thanks to the generous donors and volunteers who participated in this year’s backpack drive, we provided 800 backpacks and 200 hygiene kits to vulnerable children and teens across the Bay Area!

Michelle Nance, addiction counselor and mental health worker at Pacific Clinics, discusses the benefits of, and alternatives to, 12-step programs and her journey to helping others.

On the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Senior Director of Training Beth Jenks, Ph.D., explains the complexities surrounding those who still feel the reverberation of this trauma.
Thank you for reading the Pacific Clinics monthly newsletter which shares news about our agency and the communities we serve.

Pacific Clinics’ Prevention and Clinical Teams participated in many National Night Out events throughout the Los Angeles/South Coast Regions to bring awareness to substance use disorders.

Pacific Clinics senior leaders and executives represented at the Inland Empire Community Foundation Policy & Engagement Summit in Riverside, Calif.

New funding will allow us to train and provide job placement for up to 200 individuals.

Several programs are offered in the Central Region that include a full spectrum of services to youth and those of all ages: Bright Beginnings, ACT, Hope and Crossroads.
Thank you for reading the Pacific Clinics monthly newsletter which shares news about our agency and the communities we serve.

In the article, “San Jose Mayor Supports State Mental Health Reforms,” published in the San Jose Spotlight, Chief Public Policy Officer Eva Terrazas speaks about the reforms that target those with severe mental illness and the unhoused population.

In recognition of Nonbinary Day on July 14, we take a deeper dive into understanding nonbinary and transgender experiences, through the lens of a Pacific Clinics employee.

Pacific Clinics APFC team members conducted a presentation on building relationships with schools and AAPI youth at the National Training and Technical Assistance Center’s Annual Summit.

In recognition of BIPOC Mental Health Month, Pacific Clinics employees share their thoughts on commonly perceived expectations for Black women, as well as the importance of intersectionality in discourse about mental health and barriers to care.
Myeisha Peguero Gamiño, Chief Communications Officer
mgamino@pacificclinics.org
626-254-5000
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