The Union of Pan Asian Communities

Fighting San Diego's growing alcohol and drug problem is a community-by-community effort. UPAC's Pan Asian Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program is designed to increase awareness and involvement in alcohol and drug (AOD) prevention efforts in the Cambodian, Filipino, Lao, Vietnamese, and other ethnic communities. The program provides culturally and linguistically appropriate prevention and education services, and facilitates community response to alcohol and other drug problems.

Activities for youth include cultural performance groups, sports clinics, cultural heritage celebrations, Neighborhood Watch meetings, graffiti paint-out, community clean-up, and youth advocacy efforts. Other community-based activities include conferences and workshops involving community leaders, gatekeepers, youth, parents, at-risk families, ethnic organizations, and service providers.

Language Capabilities:

Cambodian, Lao, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Somali, and English

 

Contact:

1031 25th Street
San Diego, CA 92102
(619) 232-6454

The Adult Alcohol and Drug Treatment (ADT) Program is the first state certified outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program focusing on Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) in San Diego County. ADT provides culturally and linguistically appropriate outpatient alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services for API adults.

Services include crisis intervention, and individual and group counseling. Treatment groups include Alcohol and Drug Pharmacology, Relapse Prevention, AIDS and Other STDs, Driving and Drinking Don't Mix, Stress and Anger Management, Social Skills, and Pre-Vocational Counseling.

ADT Recovery Services provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to API recovering adults, integrating cultural norms, values, and expectations. Recovery activities include peer support, cultural and recovery events, festival activities, Tai Chi, traditional Asian arts and crafts, field trips, singing, cooking, and volunteer services.

Language Capabilities:

Tagalog, Vietnamese, Lao, Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, and English

 

Contact:

3288 El Cajon Blvd., Ste. 13
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 521-5720

The Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program (ADT) provides outpatient treatment services to Medi-Cal eligible adolescents who combat chemical dependency and abuse. The program assists adolescents to decrease illegal activities and gang involvement, increase school attendance, engage in social and recreational activities which support sobriety, and work toward positive future directions.

Participants meet 3 hours a day, 5 days a week for a minimum of 6 months. Crisis intervention, and individual and family counseling are provided. Areas of focus include stages of the addiction, relapse prevention, the recovery process, self-esteem, cultural identity and awareness, drug pharmacology, sober living skills, anger/stress management, introduction to the 12-Step program, and aftercare recovery groups. Alcohol and drug testing are also provided. Adolescent ADT provides transportation services to its clients. Adolescent ADT offers gender specific treatment to teen girls.

Language Capability:

Tagalog, Vietnamese, Lao, Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, Spanish, and English

 

Contact:

3288 El Cajon Blvd., Ste. 13
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 521-5720