Haight_Ashbury_Free_Clinics

Haight Ashbury Free Clinics

Haight Ashbury Free Clinics

Free health care provider in California, United States

The Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. is a free health care service provider serving more than 34,000 people in Northern California.[citation needed]

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Overview

The organization was founded by Dr. David E. Smith in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California on June 7, 1967, during the counterculture of the 1960s. As thousands of youth arrived in the city, many were in need of substance abuse treatment, mental health service, and medical attention. The clinic became the model for the modern form of the free clinic. The Clinics are currently composed of four core programs:[1]

  • Medical clinics
  • Substance abuse treatment services
  • Jail psychiatric services
  • Rock medicine: on-site medical services for public events and concerts
  • Treasure Island Job Corp Wellness Center

The clinics merged in 2011 with Walden House an addiction treatment organization; in 2012 they adopted a new name: HealthRIGHT 360.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  2. [2]
    "Our Mission: History". HealthRIGHT360. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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