Health As I See It: deaf culture

Health Is Vital

Health is taken for granted, until you can't any more. In this blog I hope to put down on paper some of the articles I come across and want to remember, about health. I will be personalizing these articles to apply to me. I am diabetic, over weight, have high blood pressure and tinnitus, so these are the things you will find here. I will include nutrition, exercise, and holistic health, and many other ideas. I work in the health profession, particularly mental health, and have an interest in suicide prevention; so these topics will also be covered in this blog. Please, if you are suffering reach out. Our county health and crisis line is 1-855-278-4204.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Family and Children Services: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

In Santa Clara County, the primary provider of mental health services to the deaf and hard of hearing community is family and Children Services of Silicon valley. Their primary location is on Julian Street, just off of the Alameda. The communicate with the deaf community through video phone and email. They have counseling, case management and mental health services for deaf individuals, support for their families, offer ASL classes, provide education to the community and are knowledgeable about resources for the deaf community.

Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Culture of the Hard of Hearing

This handout was given to me when a worker from Family and Children's Services, which has the contract to provide mental health treatment in Santa Clara County to those who are hard of hearing, came and provided a brief presentation to us at the call center. I invite comments from those of the deaf community as to whether they agree with this.