UCSF Young Adult and Family Center

Currently 10 million American children, or 1 in 5, suffer from a diagnosable and treatable mental illness. Tragically only 20 % of them will receive treatment, putting the other 80% at risk for school failure, drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness and suicide…5,000 adolescents this year alone having completed suicide.

The University of California San Francisco Medical Center, Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health Center is paving the way for other communities to begin addressing the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. They have created a model that emphasizes comprehensive care, eliminating barriers to access and training caregivers in the latest practices

Althea has a deep commitment to improving metal health care and is at the forefront of its development. We have taken huge strides in making it more accessible and eradicating the stigma of reaching out for help. In 2005 we spearheaded a unique mental health care program dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of the bay area youth regardless of socioeconomic status.