Community Substance Abuse Services /
Treatment on Demand

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

Population Served

• Substance abusers in the City and County of San Francisco.

Substance Abuse Providers

• Contracted Provider Listing  (Acrobat file)

See Also

• Community Health Network Centers
• Department of Human Services, City & County of San Francisco
• Hepatitis
• Members: San Francisco Drug Abuse Advisory Board/City-Wide Alcoholism Advisory Board
• Meetings page, which includes access to minutes of meetings for Treatment on Demand
• Organizational Provider Manual for Community Behavioral Health (including list of providers, updated Sept., 2006) (Acrobat file, 134 pgs)
• San Francisco Practice Improvement Collaborative
• Substance Abuse Resources in San Francisco - Primarily for Pregnant Women and Parents with Children, December 2004 (Acrobat file, 23 pgs - information about Acrobat files)
• 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)
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - Grant Funding Opportunities

Do NOT email the Community Health Network if you wish to inquire about ANY medical situation or problem. Instead, please call San Francisco General Hospital at 415-206-8000 

Any email question may not be read right away. For issues or questions other than medically related, you may email the Community Health Network