About this facility
Bay Area Community Services (BACS) provides 24/7 care for individuals facing homelessness, mental health crises, substance use, and other complex issues. Their programs support people dealing with housing instability, trauma, and generational poverty, empowering them to reach personal goals through individualized care.
BACS uses a "whole you" approach, combining health, mental health, and housing services. They offer crisis residential treatment, recuperative care, and wellness support, all rooted in client-led, strengths-based therapy. Their care promotes recovery and long-term stability through both practical and therapeutic services.
BACS stands out for its focus on reducing reliance on policing and addressing systemic barriers, particularly for people of color. Their unique Recuperative Care program helps individuals recover from illness or injury while homeless, offering residential support, nursing, and mental health care to ensure long-term health and wellness.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type, FT, Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Chlorpromazine; Fluphenazine; Haloperidol; Perphenazine; Aripiprazole; Cariprazine; Clozapine; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Group therapy; Individual psychotherapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Other State funds; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Veterans; Active duty military; Members of military families; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients with HIV or AIDS; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Persons with eating disorders; Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Testing, SCR, TB screening; Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Laboratory testing
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Young Adults; Seniors
Language Services, SL, Spanish; Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing; Other languages (excluding Spanish)
Other Languages, OL, Any Chinese Language; Arabic; Farsi; French; German; Greek; Hebrew; Hindi; Hmong; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Tagalog; Vietnamese
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Assertive community treatment; Chronic disease/illness management; Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Intensive case management; Illness management and recovery; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Supported employment; Supported housing; Vocational rehabilitation services; Case management service; Integrated primary care services; Suicide prevention services
