Local News in Brief : AIDS Foundation Gets Mental Health Grant
The AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County has received a $50,000 state grant to provide mental health services.
The grant is for emergency intervention counseling, minority outreach, in-home and in-hospital outreach programs, a respite care program and a support program for mental health professionals who are working with AIDS.
Those eligible for grant-funded services include people with AIDS or AIDS-related complex, those who have tested positive for the AIDS virus and family members.
The grant was awarded by the state Department of Mental Health.
For more information, contact the foundation at (714) 646-0411 or, from south county, (714) 458-2000.
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