ABOUT THE PROGRAM

ADUA means the number “two” in the Kapampangan dialect. Dua also means the number two in Ilocano. Two symbolizes the power of two people coming together to talkstory, listen, affirm, inspire, support as people walk their path towards healing and wellness. The significance of two is that we can choose to not face our life experiences and/or challenges alone.

A collaboration between SOMA Pilipinas and the Filipino Mental Health Initiative of San Francisco, "ADUA" is a Filipinx mental health counseling scholarship that will offer Filipinx identified adults 18+ living in San Francisco access to free mental health and wellness services. Scholarships will provide access to individual brief counseling services and a support group for family members impacted by mental illness. 

To be eligible for the Adua 2021 mental health scholarship, applicants must be:

• Filipinx, Filipinx American identified
• age 18 and older
• a San Francisco-Bay Area resident (residents of SF's South of Market, Excelsior, Mission, and Tenderloin neighborhood's will be prioritized)
• an individual seeking brief counseling services​

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SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS

Counseling and the group support group will run approximately 8-10 weeks beginning this summer of 2021.  Adua scholarships will apply to the following mental health and wellness support programs offered by clinicians and group facilitators of FMHI-SF:
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1. ADUA Individual Counseling: Individual brief counseling services designed by the mental health practitioners and counselors.  TIME FRAME:  Begins 3rd week of July 2021 and ends mid-September 2021

2. Pamilya 2 Pamilya (P2P) Support Group:  A virtual support space for family, friend, and significant others of a loved one managing a mental condition/illness. Each meeting will have space for kapwa (to be in community), kwentuhan (to share story & talk), & kaayusan (wellness) practices. ​TIME FRAME: Begins 4th week of June 2021​ and ends 3rd week of September 2021

​Applicants may apply to both programs. 

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program flow

I. APPLICATION
The application window is from May 24, 2021 - June 15, 2021 for the Adua Individual Therapy program. Applications to the Pamilya to Pamilya (P2P) Group Support Space will be accepted on a rolling basis and will close June 20, 2021.  SF-based CBO's and community partners of FMHI-SF and SOMA Pilipinas are especially encouraged to identify clients, students, or community members who would benefit from brief, psychotherapy services.

II. DURATION

• ADUA Individual Therapy Sessions: BEGINS 3rd week of July 2021 and ENDS mid-September 2021
• Pamilya 2 Pamilya (P2P) Group Support Space: BEGINS 4th week of June 2021 and ENDS 3rd week of September 2021​

​III. TRANSITION
Implementation of Transition Plans for "Adua" mental health scholarship recipients begins the 4th week of September 2021. Service Linkage options also available for non-scholarship recipients, which includes:

• "In-House" Mental Health Counseling referral
• FMHI-SF Filipinx Therapist Directory referral
• SF-Bay Area Filipinx Community Wellness Directory referral

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Does your organization or program offer behavioral health, wellness programming, or mental health support to Filipinx & Filipinx American identified community members who currently live in San Francisco? Connect with FMHI-SF to be added as a contact on our SF-Bay Area Filipinx Community Wellness Support Directory.

Adua Service Providers

Meet our amazing team of Filipinx identified therapists and service providers for the Adua​ 2021 program.

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Are you a Filipinx identified mental health counselor or clinician interested in providing therapy services to the Filipino and Filipina/o/x American community in the San Francisco Bay Area?  Contact us to learn how to join the Adua Providers Network.

About Our Community Partner

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SOMA PILIPINAS

The cultural heritage district honors the over 120-year Filipino history and living legacy of making home, celebrating culture, building community and fighting for economic and racial justice. Embodying the spirit of bayanihan, SOMA Pilipinas supports a community-in-action in the highly gentrified South of Market neighborhood.

SOMA Pilipinas was officially established as SF’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District in 2016 and was among the first selected for state designation by the California Arts Council in 2017.

www.somapilipinas.org