Our Outpatient treatment program aims to minimize the impact of substance abuse in the lives of our youth and their families, through a variety of treatment options and approaches.

Substance Abuse Outpatient Program
Our Substance Abuse Outpatient Program serves youth, ages 12-25 years old, that include individual, group, and family counseling, case management, referrals, and classes in the arts and recreational activities, as well as educational workshops. Our goal is to support a client in their need to decrease or stop drug and alcohol use. Additionally, individual and group counseling services are also provided at various High Schools in San Francisco.

Substance Abuse Treatment Pre-Enrollment Program
The Substance Abuse Treatment Outreach and Engagement Program is intended to conduct outreach and engagement for our target population and when appropriate their families, to enroll in substance abuse and mental health treatment services. The Treatment Pre-Enrollment Program provides culturally affirming and linguistically sensitive, strength based, family focused and bio-psychosocial intervention strategies to support and assist dual diagnosis youth, ages 17 to 25, who are gang affiliated, may be on probation, are at risk of getting involved in street violence, and have demonstrated emotional and behavioral problems that impede their ability to function in their home, school, community and mainstream society.

Mental Health Sevices Act, Outreach And Engagement
This program is intended to conduct outreach and engagement to underserved individuals and their families to provide education and/or consultation regarding mental health programs in order to prevent the onset of mental health problems; and also provide referrals, when appropriate. Additionally, services will also include working collaboratively with other non-mental health community programs and services to expand knowledge of the mental health field, for the benefit of our communities.

Treatment Staff
Lupe Bravo, Principal SA Counselor, (415) 487-6738
Shirley Nevel, Program Manager, (415) 487-6702
Donna Saffioti Johnson, Principal SA Counselor, (415) 487-6710

For more information about Referrals or to schedule a Presentation contact:

Shirley Nevel
Program Manager
(415) 487-6702

Download a Referral Form in English or Spanish (PDF)