Mental Health Care in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

What Does San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic Offer?

San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic is a mental health facility at 401 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts private insurance and TRICARE. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

401 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Thiothixene
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Legal advocacy
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in California lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.