Side by Side

Side by Side, Bay Area Youth Center

In the 2025 National Directory of Mental Health Treatment Facilities.

Type of Care

Mental health treatment (MH); Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children (SUMH)

Service Setting

Outpatient (OP)

Facility Type

Community mental health center (CMHC)

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI (ANTPYCH)

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Couples/family therapy (CFT); Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT); Individual psychotherapy (IPT); Telemedicine/telehealth therapy (TELE)

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team (CIT)

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization (PVTN)

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicare (MC); State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid (SI)

Payment Assistance Available

Payment assistance (check with facility for details) (PA)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults (YA); Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients (CJ); Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (MHSU); Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence (DV); Clients who have experienced trauma (TRMA); Persons with eating disorders (PED); Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis (FEP); Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (PTSD); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI) (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use (STU)

Recovery Support Services

Housing services (HS)

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling (TCC)

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted in designated area (SMPD)

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents (CH/AD); Young Adults (YAD); Adults (ADLT)

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing (ASL); Spanish (SP); Other languages (excluding Spanish) (OTH)

Other Languages

Korean (F47)

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping permitted in designated area (VPPD)

Ancillary Services

Family psychoeducation (FPSY); Psychosocial rehabilitation services (PRS); Supported employment (SUPEM); Supported housing (SH); Case management service (CM); Suicide prevention services (SPS)