BetterWorld is thrilled to welcome the Walden House to the BetterWorld customer family!
The mission of Walden House is to give hope and change lives for people affected by substance abuse and mental health conditions. They do this by offering behavioral health services and tools for living to youth, adults, and families throughout California. Their services aim to relieve the burden of societal problems by promoting wellness, healthy relationships, productive living, and community involvement.
Recently Walden House in San Francisco merged with Haight Ashbury Free Clinic to better serve local residents.
“This merger will give our clients a seamless integration of care, allowing them multiple entry points to access primary and mental health care,” said Dr. Vitka Eisen, CEO of the new Haight Ashbury Free Clinics-Walden House, and herself a graduate of Walden House’s acclaimed substance abuse treatment program. “We now have the expanded capacity to provide comprehensive medical, substance abuse and mental health care to the community we serve. I’m excited by the range and quality of care we’ll be able to offer our clients.”
Founded in 1967 during the Summer of Love, the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics (HAFC) has been an innovator in delivering integrated health care services to many of the people who can least afford them. Its famous motto is “Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege.” Like Walden House, it serves the uninsured, the homeless and the socio-economically disenfranchised, including those with HIV/AIDS. Eighty percent of HAFC’s clients have incomes below the Federal Poverty Level. Last year, HAFC provided primary medical care to 7,559 patients at its historic home on Clayton Street and at its Integrated Care Center in the Mission District.
Walden House, which was founded in the Haight-Ashbury in 1969 to help homeless adolescents with substance abuse problems, is a national leader in recovery services. Last year, it served 9,206 clients with mental health and substance abuse problems at its various residential and outpatient centers around California. These include in-prison treatment programs, and facilities in San Francisco and Los Angeles providing drug and alcohol treatment and mental health, vocational and housing services for people transitioning back into their communities.
We’re proud to support organizations doing such important work.
– The BetterWorld team
Edited and sourced in part from Waldenhouse.org
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