FIRM’s Mental Health Services Act Programs which are funded through the County of Fresno has helped many clients with prevention and early intervention services.
Vanh Chanthasen came into the program with depression issues due to her divorce from her husband and had nowhere to turn. She found FIRM and utilized the program for support and therefore has gained back her positive self- esteem.
Blia Lee attended a workshop at FIRM that focused on suicide and found that it helped her save her son’s life. He had suicidal thoughts and Blia remembered what she learned from the workshop on how to talk to persons with this dilemma. She used the techniques that she learned and her sonwas saved.