Parents & Caregivers
Expert Youth Mental Healthcare
Our specialists provide assessments and mental healthcare from early childhood to age 12, as well as provide support for parents and caregivers.
At the heart of our approach to youth mental health is a comprehensive, family-centered model that addresses the full spectrum of mental health needs. Young people in crisis need safety and structure to thrive. That’s why we offer a continuum of care, from crisis, residential, or outpatient treatment on our San Francisco campus to in-home support and community-based services.
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Who We Help
Edgewood’s expert professionals listen, observe, and provide guidance to youth individually or in a group setting. Our goal is to give youth the tools and support to manage their mental health and wellbeing. We also provide mental healthcare to caregivers and families, recognizing that their wellbeing is integral to a young person’s recovery.
How We Help
Edgewood provides a range of services tailored to your needs to help you achieve your goals. From personalized care plans to various therapeutic options, we’re dedicated to supplying the resources you need to thrive.
When your child or foster placement is in crisis, we’re here. Our Crisis Stabilization Unit can assess and stabilize young people between the ages of 6 and 17 (or as young as 5 if medically appropriate) experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms or a mental health crisis.
Our residential or partially residential programs, focused on youth ages 12-17, are designed to stabilize a young person in crisis, increase safety, and decrease high risk behaviors.
We’re here for you and your family after an emotional crisis. After a young person is stabilized, our Intensive Outpatient Services (IOS) provides supervision, monitoring, and support.
Edgewood’s Non-Public School (NPS) is for high school youth between the ages of 14 and 22 who have been diagnosed with serious emotional disturbance and who would benefit from a structured, therapeutic setting. Students are authorized to be in NPS with the approval of their school district through an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Edgewood’s Therapy and Assessment Clinic offers one-to-one therapy, family therapy, and psychological assessment services for youth, young adults, and their families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Edgewood clinicians listen, observe, and provide guidance to youth individually or in a group setting. Our goal is to give youth the tools and support to manage their mental health and wellbeing. We also provide mental health care to caregivers and families, recognizing that their wellbeing is intimately tied to a young person’s recovery.
We assess your child’s mental health needs and advise therapeutic approaches.
- Our psychiatric team conducts thorough evaluations to determine whether therapy, medication, or a combination of both will best support their stability and progress.
Edgewood’s community-based services provide mental healthcare, including behavioral health support, for youth in San Mateo and San Francisco counties.
Why Edgewood
Edgewood is a nonprofit organization fully focused on delivering life-changing youth mental healthcare that works.
Our proven model prioritizes prevention, early intervention, and continuous support throughout the wellness journey.
Our commitment is to ensure that every child, youth, and family in the San Francisco Bay Area has the mental healthcare they need to thrive.
Other Ways We Can Help
Family Therapy
We recognize that mental health support for young people includes their families.
- We give families the tools to care for and manage their child’s mental health needs as well as the emotional wellbeing of other family members.
Parent and Caregiver Peer Support
Public School Alternative
Support for Teens
Food Bank
Family Resource Center
We offer an array of supportive services for families in the Bayview Hunter’s Point community of San Francisco including:
- Parenting classes (birth to 5)
- Enhanced care management
- Enhanced visitation
- Events & activities for families
- We provide a range of family support services in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunter’s Point, including parenting classes for children from birth to age 5, enhanced care management, enhanced visitation, and family events and activities.
Kinship Program
Edgewood’s Kinship program provides supportive services to help keep foster youth with their kinship families and communities of origin. The program offers an array of supportive services for caregivers including:
- Peer support for guardians
- Resources for raising a relative foster child
- Wellness and mental health support for caregivers
- Access to family resources
- Access to drop-in centers
Other Ways We Can Help
Family Therapy
We recognize that mental health support for young people includes their families.
We give families the tools to care for and manage their child’s mental health needs as well as the emotional wellbeing of other family members.
Parent and Caregiver Peer Support
We provide peer connection and support for both parents and caregivers that complement the services we provide for youth.Public School Alternative
For students whose challenging mental health needs require a therapeutic school setting.
Support for Teens
Parents can trust that we will provide the best range of comprehensive services to young people in crisis or struggling with mental health.Family Resource Center
We provide wrap-around support services, including parenting classes for children from birth to age 5, enhanced care management, enhanced visitation, and family events and activities through our Family Resource Centers.
Food Bank
Our Kinship program offers a food bank that is open to all Edgewood families. Located at Edgewood’s main campus on Vicente Avenue and in Concord.
Kinship Program
Edgewood’s Kinship program provides supportive services to help keep foster youth with their kinship families and communities of origin. The program offers an array of supportive services for caregivers including:
Peer support for guardians, resources for raising a relative foster child, wellness and mental health support for caregivers, access to family resources, and access to drop-in centers.