Support Groups / Self-Help

Many people find peer support a helpful tool that can aid in their recovery. Some support groups are led by peers, while others are led by a mental health professional. The following self-help and support group services in San Francisco and the Bay Area address a variety of mental illnesses and mental health issues.


Mental Health Association of San Francisco
tel: 421-2926
870 Market Street, Suite 928, M-F 9-5

http://www.mentalhealthsf.org/
  • Various self help support groups including a support group for people who compulsively hoard and clutter


Helplink
tel: 808-HELP
M-F 8-5:30

http://www.helplink-sf.org/
  • Information and referrals for mental health services
  • Information for self-help groups in Bay Area
  • English, Spanish, and Chinese operators


Oasis Office of Self Help
tel: 575-1400
1095 Market Street, Suite 202

  • Offers various support groups
  • Has a variety of community resources
  • Computer lab
  • Education center


National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
tel: 905-6264
5214F Diamond Heights, PMB 426

http://www.nami.org/
  • Support groups for family members of the mentally ill


SF Depressive & Manic Depressive Association
tel: 995-4792
900 Hyde Street, 2nd Floor

  • Support groups, information, and education for those w/mood disorders
  • Call for meeting times, dates, and location


SpiritMenders Drop-In / S.F. Network of MH Clients
tel: 552-8565
2940 16th Street, B2

  • Drop-in center for homeless and mental health clients
  • Provides referrals and resources
  • Living Skills Support Group


Independent Living Resource Center
tel: 543-6222
649 Mission Street, 3rd floor, M-Th 9-5 & F 9-3

http://www.ilrcsf.org/
  • Advocacy and support for people with disabilities
  • Various support groups offered


Central City Hospitality House- Tenderloin Self Help Center
tel: 749-2143
290 Turk, M-F 7-7

http://www.hospitalityhouse.org/
  • Drop in center
  • Counseling, crisis intervention, benefits advocacy, shelter and health referrals, socialization, food box referrals
  • Spanish services


Socialization Through Empowering Peers (STEP)
tel: 552-1566
1095 Market Street, Suite 602, M-F 8-4

  • Client-run socialization program for individuals in residential care facilities
  • Peer staff visit residential care facilities and provide activities and outings
  • Outings are scheduled monthly at various locations in the city


Larkin Street Youth Services
tel: 673-0911 / fax: 749-3838
1138 Sutter Street

www.larkinstreetyouth.org
  • Services for youth
  • Peer based substance abuse treatment program
  • Safe temporary housing for homeless children
  • Assisted Care comprehensive housing system for HIV+ youth
  • Medical clinic, mental health and substance abuse assessments, HIV prevention program


Hyde Street Clubhouse (Bayview Clubhouse)
tel: 928-6500
259 Hyde Street

  • Group oriented community rehabilitation for individuals with psychiatric diagnosis and referral from a mental health professional or clinic
  • Medical and private insurance accepted

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