Community Groups

• Community center and drop-in groups for youth ages 16-25 who struggle with mental and/or emotional disorders including bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. 

• Designed to support youth in managing their mental health; connecting to resources for housing, education, and employment; and building on their strengths to forge a self-sufficient future. 

• Help vulnerable, transitional-age youth gain the foothold they need to thrive beyond their diagnoses and histories. 

• BACR’s behavioral and mental health industry spans a wide range of services including mental health and counseling; tobacco, marijuana, and vaping cessation; substance abuse prevention, early intervention, and treatment; and nutrition, substance abuse, and health advocacy.

• BACR has particular experience working with Spanish-speaking families from Central America and has been commended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for our diverse, culturally, and linguistically competent staff.
  
  

YouThrive

• Early intervention services that equip young people with the strategies that build resilience and coping skills to stay on a positive path through school and thrive in adulthood.

• Find more information about Side by Side's YouThrive here. 

BACR’s Family Connections program provides individual, group, and family therapy for substance-abusing adolescents in Marin County. Family Behavioral Therapy, the MATRIX model, and Seeking Safety are evidence-based models that are used in this program. They have been well-researched and shown to be very effective in working with this population. Program staff work closely with schools and the Probation Department.

For more information, visit the Bay Area Community Resource (BACR) Behavioral and Mental Health website.

LifeRing Secular Recovery is an organization of people who share practical experiences and sobriety support. LifeRing provides safe and supportive contact with others as well as support for you to get and stay addiction free. LifeRing offers a variety of local in-person meetings (primarily in San Francisco), online meetings, other online resources, and a variety of publications. 

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem.  There are no age or education requirements to participate. A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

By the Bay Health offers multiple free, grief and loss support groups such as their Virtual Weekly Grief Support Groups, Monthly Grief Support Group for Bereaved Parents, and a Monthly Pet Loss Group. Visit their Support Group Calendar webpage for updated information on ongoing groups offered. Pre-registration telephone call required. Call (415) 526.5699 to register.

This monthly group is a safe, non-judgmental space for anyone in the LGBTQIA+ and HIV+ communities who are experiencing the impact of grief. 

When: Second Tuesdays of the month, 7:00-8:00pm
at The Spahr Center or Zoom

With questions or to RSVP, contact Mavi Pilloton (they/them) interim director of programs.

Project Avary is a national nonprofit organization providing direct service and support to children of incarcerated parents (CIP). We began in 1999 as a summer camp for children with parents in San Quentin Prison in San Rafael, California. Today we are connecting CIP across the country building a nationwide community of support! Refer a child HERE as a school staff or parent.