Wilder’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Services was established in 1984 to help a growing population of refugees with an array of mental health issues. The program serves Hmong, Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants and refugees living in the East Metro area.

Saint Paul, Minnesota has one of the largest populations of Southeast Asians in the United States. Because of trauma experienced in their home countries or in refugee camps, many refugees suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression or other emotional problems. Many more face challenges assimilating to the U.S. culture. SEA was developed to address
these needs and provides a variety of mental health treatment and support services for adults, youth and families.

The program has received national recognition for how it combines Western mental health practices with the traditional healing practices of the Southeast Asian cultures it serves. The program’s core services for adults and youth include mental health assessment; individual, group and family counseling; case management and school-based youth services. 

Additional special projects operated by SEA include:

• Assertive Community Treatment
• Functional Family Therapy
• Targeted Case Management
• Children's Mental Health Case Management
• Project ASSIST
• Outpatient Psychotherapy
• Evidenced Based Parenting Classes
• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)
• Domestic Abuse Services