Community Research Foundation Information

Community Research Foundation (CRF) is a San Diego-based not-for-profit corporation providing behavioral health services to adults, children and families since 1980. We provide a wide range of services in San Diego County, including: outpatient programs serving adults, children, youth and families; peer-run clubhouses; Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs targeting homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities, often including co-occurring substance-related problems; a transitional residential program; and supportive housing. We also operate short-term acute residential treatment (START) programs which provide an alternative to voluntary acute psychiatric hospitalization. The principles of psychosocial rehabilitation form the core philosophy of CRF. We embrace the belief that individuals with mental illness which often includes co-occurring substance-related problems, can and do recover. We also believe that recovery can be facilitated with easy access to welcoming and supportive treatment relationships, programs and services that include the individual in all aspects of service planning and delivery. Vision Statement IMPROVING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY WE SERVE