Power comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from one's awareness of his or her own cultural strength and the unlimited capacity to empathize with, feel for, care, and love one's brothers and sisters.

The Awakenings Institute Of Mental Wellness (AIMW) delivers a comprehensive concept of care to all those in need of treatment for the so-called mental illnesses. The main idea of this institute is to promote mental wellness and teach a different perspective towards treatment in the mental health field.

The population served at AIMW is chronically mentally ill individuals with multiple diagnoses. Partnered with the City & County of San Francisco, we provide comprehensive care to residents of the adult-care Awakenings facility, where we implement cutting-edge and alternative methods of therapies to promote complete well-being and independent living when possible.

The AIMW will also work in an outpatient basis to serve those in need of support but who do not need 24-hour care. In the outpatient modality, the Awakenings Institute for Mental Wellness will use the existential approach to treat mental illness where symptoms are just a signal that tries to convey a specific message or a movement towards wholeness. While providing direct services and with support of the Pacific Institute Academia would function as an educational and training center for social and human service professionals desiring to learn skills in working with multi-diagnosed individuals experiencing unique states of consciousness, often labeled as mental illness.