Haight Ashbury Free Clinics

Haight Ashbury Free Clinics
Industry rehabilitation
Founded July 7, 1967 (1967-07-07)
Founder David E Smith
Number of locations
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California
Area served
Northern California
Website Haight Ashbury Free Clinics website

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

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]

The clinics recently merged with Walden House an addiction treatment organization to form Healthright 360.

Notes

  1. "Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.". Retrieved 2007-09-30.

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