The Hume Center was founded in 1993 as an Outpatient program serving the underserved populations in Central Contra Costa County is adapting to the needs of not only the changing nature of challenges in behavioral health today, but also laying the groundwork for the future. Hume Center’s endearing and an amazing team of heart-centered, professional, and highly dedicated board, management, administrative support staff or direct service staff care about making a difference in our society.

The Hume Center strives to create an environment of psychological well-being both internally for our work community and externally for the community we serve, with special consideration for the under- and un-served, through practicing an enabling consultation process. We believe in serving our community through strengthening existing and developing new resources; providing the highest caliber of culturally sensitive behavioral health services, professional training, and clinical research; and focusing on consistent improvement through outcomes, data-based quality assurance, and program evaluation. 

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Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center

Vajid Jafri

Courtney Johnson Psyd

Miguel Hidalgo-Barnes

Margaret Schiltz Psyd

Dennis Ming-Tak Chung

The Mental Health Clinical Team at the Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center is dedicated to delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive behavioral health services to underserved populations. This team comprises diverse professionals, including mental health clinicians, therapists, and interns, who collaborate to provide comprehensive mental health assessments, therapy, and crisis intervention. They focus on promoting psychological well-being within the community by utilizing evidence-based practices and ongoing evaluation to enhance treatment outcomes.

Mental Health Clinical Team

Mental Health Clinical Team

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