Women's Initiatives

SAM is founded and run by women. Women's empowerment is a running theme at SAM. We take pride in

cultivating a space where mental wellness and professional ambition coexist and we want to take this feeling to the streets! We recognize that for women to truly thrive, they need more than just clinical support. They need a community that understands their unique challenges.

To bridge this gap, our special projects go beyond traditional therapy to foster genuine community connection and support. Our Women's Empowerment Workshops facilitate an environment where women can connect to other women and explore topics to create resilience and foster hope. We believe that when women are mentally healthy and authentically connected, they become an unstoppable force for change in their communities.

Chai Fund

The global surge in antisemitism is driving fear, insecurity, and withdrawal from public life for the Jewish individuals all over the world. Many people in the Jewish community have reported being met with silence, denial or even criticism not only in general society but sadly, also in therapeutic settings.

This underscores a massive Competency Gap: most clinicians are unprepared to handle this specific depth of identity-based trauma, creating an urgent need for the specialized, culturally competent care. At SAM, we can provide the culturally competent care that the Jewish community needs. We can use our connections, resources and specially trained clinicians to break down these barriers to mental healthcare. Furthermore, our Jewish Empowered Teen (JET) group and our community education and awareness initiatives help the Jewish community not only heal but thrive.

PROJECTS

Individual and Group Therapy

SAM provides access to individual and group therapy either through our own clinicians or through other community agencies and clinicians that we partner with. We ensure a personalized care plan for every individual experiencing barriers to mental healthcare.

Community Education, Research and Resources

SAM provides community education and resources through outreach, workshops, classes, group therapy settings and collaboration with other community agencies. SAM is always on the cutting edge of research providing evidence based solutions to our communities.

Gerontology- Mobile Mental Health Team (MMHT)

At SAM, we have a dedicated gerontology department to provide specialized mobile mental health services for individuals over 60 years old. Data from the most recent state and county reports strongly confirm that over 60% of Orange County's elderly population who need mental health care are not receiving it due to known and persistent barriers related to cost, access, and lack of information. Providing home based mental heath services allows us to close that gap. In addition to gerontology care, SAM also has a comprehensive palliative care program that assists older adults and their care givers in home based mental health services and the often overlooked and vitally important area of end of life care.