Community Health and Wellness Program Launched
INDIANAPOLIS, October 3, 2022 — To help address the emerging needs in the community particularly in light of the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) today launched the Community Health and Wellness Program (CHWP).
Through this initiative, the effort will promote a healthy community and the wellbeing of members of the community by helping address the issues surrounding mental health, behavioral health, physical health, social emotional health and others.
In doing so, the program will implement educational content creation, dissemination of the information via events, including virtual and in-person training and workshops, and other events, referrals and treatment through a community accompaniment co-case management model, a system level change via research and policy action.
CHWP also actively promotes physical health as they relate to mental health by creative approach through engaging with sports, parks and recreational activities.
The initiative and CHWP is implemented in collaboration with various community partners including health and other service providers.
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Mental Health and Wellness Services
To help address the emerging needs in the community with a focus on promoting mental health, social, emotional, physical health and wellness of the community members, BACI in 2022 launched the Community Health and Wellness Program.
A Facebook page “Community Health & Wellness Network” dedicated to providing awareness, educational and other resources for members of the community has been created. Resources are posted in English, Burmese and some other languages of Burma such as Chin, Karen, etc. Visit HERE:
What we do:
- Provide Mental Health and Addiction related services
- Education, training and resource sharing
- Individual assistance or case management
- Referrals to appropriate services and partners
- Promote Physical Health
- Healthy living promotions
- Community events and activities focusing on physical health and exercises for mental health
Reach out to us or complete the questionnaire below, if you are or know someone who is ..
- Struggling with mental health
- Struggling with behavioral health
- Struggling with alcohol addiction
- Struggling with substance abuse
- Struggling with agitation, anxiety or stress
- Need Healthcare enrollment services and other health related services
