About Us

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco has provided leadership in mental health education, advocacy, research and service for the diverse communities of San Francisco for nearly 60 years. An organized movement of concerned citizens in San Francisco established the San Francisco Mental Hygiene Society in 1947 as a non-profit organization. The present name was adopted in 1957.

The San Francisco-based organization is one of 340 Affiliates of the National Mental Health Association throughout the United States.

Current Programs of MHA-SF include Community Education and Training (including support groups, and mental health trainings and conferences) and Policy and Advocacy (including representing the needs of people with mental illness at local policy meetings, organizing consumers to advocate for mental health reform, and coordinating collaborative coalitions).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Promote awareness about mental health in the community
• Sponsor regular support groups for mental health consumers
• Coordinate depression screenings
• Advocate to increase and improve mental health services
• Coordinate educational trainings and workshops for consumers, family members, and professionals

POLICY AND ADVOCACY

• Represent the needs of people with mental illness at local policy meetings
• Organize consumers to advocate for mental health reform
• Participate in city policy committees
• Coordinate collaborative coalition groups