Pier adjacent, biz district, youth support - this is a gem!

Children’s Advocacy Centers of California - https://www.cacc-online.org/

Our Mission:

CACC believes that every child deserves a happy and healthy childhood.

CACC supports the formation and equitable growth of children's advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams throughout California. We promote best practices, encourage diversity and inclusion, provide compassionate leadership, and foster state-wide collaboration through outreach and support, training and technical assistance, acquired funding, and legislative advocacy. Together, we ensure our communities are well-equipped to respond to child abuse and that every child thrives. 

Bayview Child Health Center - https://smhcsf.org/

We work to promote health and wellness by addressing your physical, mental and emotional needs. We offer services for patients from birth through 26 years of age and female caregivers ages 26 to 55, including: preventive care and physicals, same day appointments (acute care for illness and injuries), chronic disease management (such as diabetes, asthma and more), referrals to vetted specialists and mental health providers, and management of multi-specialty care plans including mental health. Our mission is to provide the right care, at the right time.

Center for Youth Wellness - https://centerforyouthwellness.org/

The Center for Youth Wellness is part of a national effort to revolutionize pediatric medicine and transform the way society responds to kids exposed to significant adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress.

Founded by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris in 2012, we were created to respond to an urgent public health issue: early adversity harms the developing brains and bodies of children. Now led by Gatanya Arnic, an executive with more than fifteen years of experience in leadership development and healthcare, Dr. Burke Harris’s mission continues through the Center’s current work.

In partnership with Bayview Child Health Center, we screen every young person we see for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that we know can lead to toxic stress and lifelong problems with health, wellness and learning. We heal children’s brains and bodies by piloting treatments for toxic stress and sharing our findings nationally. We prevent toxic stress by raising awareness among those who can make a difference: from parents and pediatricians to policy makers.