Community Substance Abuse Services

Program Description:

To reduce the harm associated with alcohol or drug use in San Francisco.

To fulfill its mission, CSAS performs the following functions:

• Identifies the scope of Alcohol and Other Drug problems through an inclusive process of:
  • Data collection
  • Standardized Assessment and
  • Evaluation
• Develop priorities, policies, plans, and promotes services which are responsive to community needs.
• Provides access to a comprehensive array of quality, culturally competent, and cost-effective Alcohol and Other Drug prevention, treatment, outreach and education programs.

In providing these services, CSAS is guided by the following principles:

• Offering client focused services
• Responding to community needs
• Ensuring equal access
• Maintaining commitment to Culturally Competency
• Integrating the service delivery system
• Promoting a range of services from Harm Reduction to Abstinence

Substance abusers in the City and County of San Francisco.

• Contracted Provider Listing  (Acrobat file)

See Also

• Community Health Network Centers
• Department of Human Services, City & County of San Francisco
• Hepatitis
• Organizational Provider Manual for Community Behavioral Health (updated Dec., 2008, ver. 4) (Acrobat file)
• Substance Abuse Resources in San Francisco - Primarily for Pregnant Women and Parents with Children, September 2007 (Acrobat file, 28 pgs)
• The Sage Project, Inc. (SAGE - information about and resources for victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation and violence, and individuals involved in the sex trade and those thinking of or having left prostitution)
• Treatment Access Program, Community Substance Abuse Services,
  Quarterly Reports  (Acrobat file) - January, 2001 - March, 2001
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - Grant Funding Opportunities
• Treatment On Demand, article from the newsletter of the San Francisco Practice Improvement Collaborative, January, 2002 issue (Acrobat file)