Union of Pan Asian Communities

UPAC’s Adult & Older Adult Mental Health services provide resources and support for adults facing mental health challenges. Experiencing depression, anxiety or other behavioral health crises can be frightening and often individuals feel intimidated to seek help. We’re here for you.
Our array of services are culturally and linguistically sensitive and provided by welcoming and qualified staff members. We practice trauma-informed care and aim to help all clients reach mental wellness while being respectful of individual goals and beliefs.

Through our various programs, we offer mental health assessments, crisis response services, individual group and family therapy, psychiatric medication management, clinical cases management, physco-education and rehabilitation, peer support and more.

UPAC’s Children & Adolescent Mental Health programs are provided to youth, ages 5-20, who are experiencing challenges in their school, home or community. These challenges and stressors can impact the mental health of both the youth and their family members. We’re committed to helping families identify their strengths and overcome personal and community challenges.

Our highly trained staff provide trauma-informed services in a variety of languages. We offer mental health assessments, behavioral, talk, play and art therapy, medication evaluation and management, individual, family and group therapy and case management services. We work with families, schools and other relevant support givers to make sure each client is assisted from all angles.

Overcoming addiction can be a daunting task. We’re here to help. UPAC’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Programs provide the support and encouragement you need to find recovery. We offer outpatient alcohol and drug treatment and recovery programs, as well as services for gambling addiction.

Program services include assessments and screenings, peer support meetings, sober living stipends, individual, group and family counseling, crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation and medication management for co-occurring disorders, and case management. Our dedicated and compassionate staff and substance use disorder counselors are committed to helping you reach your recovery goals.

UPAC’s Community Engagement and Business Development division is dedicated to promoting empowerment, hope and self-sufficiency to our most at-risk communities. We focus on reducing gang and community violence, mentoring and inspiring at-risk youth and strengthening our neighborhoods.

We celebrate the diversity of the San Diego region and uplift those who need it most. Through our Neighborhood Enterprise Center, we bring together the many cultures of City Heights in one space to learn and grow from one another. Our goal is to help underserved populations achieve self-sufficiency and success.

Our HUD-approved housing counseling program provides group and one-on-one coaching for home buying, debt reduction and saving, and fair housing. We offer free classes in the community, providing First Time Homebuyer Education and Fair Housing Education. (A first-time homebuyer is defined as a buyer who has not owned a home for a period of three years prior to purchase.)