Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Section

Community Health Programs for Youth

Who we serve:

Youth, all genders, ages 12 – 24
All of our clinics are LGBTQQ-youth friendly. Dimensions Clinic focuses on LGBTQ youth.

Client Services:

All of our clinics provide these services. These services are confidential, including for teens! If you are under 18, you DON’T NEED a parent or guardian’s permission.

• Emergency Contraception
• Pregnancy Tests, Counseling and Referral
• Birth Control Counseling & Prescriptions
• STI Testing and Treatment
• HIV Counseling and Testing
• Sexual Health Exams
• Sexual Health Education & Counseling

Our clinics also provide these services.

• Sports physicals
• Primary care

Many of our clinics also provide case management and counseling services.

• Please check individual clinics (listed below) for more information.

Cost:

Free or Low-Cost (All services are free if you are under age 18).

Languages:

Please check individual clinics for more information.

Our Clinics:

• Balboa Teen Health Center
  1000 Cayuga Ave (near Alemany & Onandaga),  Room 156
  (415) 469-4512

• Cole Street Youth Clinic
  555 Cole Street @ Haight
  (415) 751-8181

• Dimensions Clinic (LGBTQ Youth, Transgender Youth)
  3850 17th Street
  (415) 934-7717

• Hawkins Youth Clinic
  1099 Sunnydale Avenue, 3rd floor
  (415) 585-2451                      

• Hip Hop Clinic
  446 Randolph Street
  (415) 337-4719      

• Larkin Street Youth Clinic
  1138 Sutter St (between Polk and Larkin)
  (415) 673-0911 x259    

• 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic
  5190 3rd Street
  (415) 822-1707

Administrative Information

Michael Baxter, Director
PHONE: 415-469-4512
Susan Obata, Medical Director
PHONE: 415-751-8181x324

            

Community Partners:

All CHPY clinics are run in collaboration with community-based organizations.  Currently, our partners consist of: Bayview Hunters Point Foundation, Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY), Huckleberry Youth Programs, Larkin Street Youth Services, Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center, New Leaf, and the San Francisco Unified School District.

Resources for Professionals:

• CHPY Clinic Description
• California Minor Consent Laws Pocket Cards
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• What We Say Here Stays Here Poster (on teen confidentiality from AHWG)
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
• Adolescent Health Working Group’s Provider Toolkit
  
• Family Violence Resources (Acrobat file, 1 pg, October, 2012)