Securing Funding for Community-Embedded Mental Health Initiative
La Familia Central Valley Secures Funding for Community-Embedded Mental Health Initiative Stanislaus County, CA – La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) has been awarded Stanislaus County’s highly competitive “Embedded Neighborhood Mental Health Team” Innovation Project, authorized by the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services department. This initiative, known as Stan Connect – Building Healthy Neighborhoods, will establish […]
Launch of Mobile Mental Health Access Point in Rural California
La Familia Central Valley and the Alliance for Community Wellness Secure $714,023 to Launch Mobile Mental Health Access Point in Rural California Turlock, Calif. – La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) is excited to announce it has been awarded $714,023 in funding to launch its Mobile Mental Health Access Point project, a pilot initiative aimed at […]
Tri-County Project
Enhancing Mental Health Services for California’s Latino Communities. La Familia celebrates the successful implementation of a $4,999,674 two-year “Tri-County Project,” made possible through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Centers Grant. As a prominent community services organization dedicated to serving California’s Bay Area and Central Valley, La Familia initiated […]
La Familia Central Valley Launches “Mental Health Access Project”
La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) celebrates the successful implementation of the one-year “Mental Health Access Project” made possible through support from Senator Padilla, Senator Feinstein, and Congressman Harder. LFCV, a prominent community organization dedicated to serving the Central Valley, initiated this project to address mental health awareness and treatment needs in the region. Over the […]
LFCV Awarded STOP School Violence Grant
LFCV awarded a “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence” grant to expand services in Patterson and Winton Unified School Districts La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) has been awarded a highly competitive grant for $999,981 through the Department of Justice’s “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence” program. This three-year grant will allow LFCV to add new mental health treatment services to schools in […]
Santa Nella Family Mental Health Day 2023
The first annual Santa Nella Family Mental Health Day was held on May 13, 2023. It was a fun filled day with over 300 people and 24 local agencies in attendance. All were welcome to attend the free event where they were treated to activities for children and families, dance entertainment, and lunch while learning […]
LFCV Ribbon Cutting & Open House
On May 8, 2023 La Familia Central Valley celebrated its Open House and Ribbon Cutting with community partners, elected officials, community members, along with La Familia leadership and staff. Led by Aaron Ortiz, CEO of La Familia and Manuel J. Jimenez, Jr. Regional Director, we celebrated all of the growth that La Familia Central Valley […]
LFCV Featured in Modesto Bee Article on Latino Teen Suicide Advocacy
La Familia Central Valley featured in Modesto Bee: With more teens contemplating suicide, Latino advocates and educators are speaking out Almost a third of young adults in California contemplate suicide, a recent study from UCLA found. That’s more than double the rate from five years ago, and suicide remains a leading cause of death for […]
FBHUCC Merges to Establish La Familia Central Valley
Turlock based non-profit First Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center merges with Alameda County based non-profit La Familia to establish La Familia Central Valley. Increasing behavioral health services available to local communities. TURLOCK, Calif. – We are excited to announce the launch of La Familia Central Valley, made possible through the merger between La Familia and […]