Commissioner Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan of the New York State Office of Mental Health visited two leading Korean-American community-based organizations on April 24 to discuss available state mental health resources.
The visits with Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York and the Korean American Family Service Center, both in Flushing, focused on the need for culturally competent mental health care.
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) organized the visits. Sullivan and her team met with the leadership of both groups to hear about their culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including mental-health counseling, domestic violence prevention, senior care and youth programs…