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Substance Use Prevention, Education, and Treatment

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Jabali Program

The Jabali Program is a substance use education, prevention, and treatment program that supports individuals and organizations serving Black/African American individuals and families, service providers, educators, and community members in comprehensive efforts to address substance use.

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About the Initiative

In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) with the support of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is launching the Black/African American Community-Based Substance Use Prevention and Education Initiative (the Community-Based Initiative) a shared effort in reducing racial disparities in drug overdose deaths through prevention, engagement and education. This initiative is designed to build capacity in Black-led, Black-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) and Black systems of care (interconnected, interdependent, relational referral and resource networks under the direction of Black affirming leaders). Organizations and systems of care engage the priority populations to take steps towards reducing and preventing substance use and fatal overdoses among Black/African American individuals in San Francisco. 

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Facts

Black/African Americans in San Francisco experience fatal overdoses at 5-times the citywide rate.

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Our 6 Programs

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JABALI AWARENESS & EDUCATION

The Jabali Substance Use Education and Prevention Initiative will engage community stakeholders (individuals and organizations) that serve Black/African American families, substance using populations, and SUD service providers in comprehensive prevention and education efforts through campaigns, educational curriculum, and training.

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JABALI YOUTH ADVOCACY

This youth-led committee empowers young voices to be heard and amplified regarding substance abuse and prevention. The program supports youth leaders aged 14-17, including those at risk and system-involved, in building advocacy skills, creating messaging platforms, and taking action to address substance use in San Francisco.

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JABALI PEER-BASED

The Peer-Based Community Holistic Overdose Prevention Program includes a community needs assessment, specific SUD topic training, and support from peer-based counselors, a program manager, and a case manager. It serves Black/African American residents in San Francisco at risk of opioid and polysubstance use disorders or fatal overdoses, including older adults, parents, transitional age youth, homeless individuals, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with carceral system involvement.

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JABALI EARLY INTERVENTION

The program provides early intervention clinical services focusing on psychoeducation, assessment, care coordination, treatment planning, and counseling for individuals, families, and groups. It serves youth ages 12-18, primarilyBlack/African-American, BIPOC, and other marginalized groups in San Francisco who are at risk of developing a Substance Use Disorder.

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JABALI YOUTH OUTPATIENT

This program provides outpatient treatment services, including assessment, therapy (individual, family, and group), and medical care as needed for youth ages 12-18, primarily from marginalized groups in San Francisco, who are actively using substances, meet criteria for SUD diagnosis, but who do not present with acute intoxication and/or withdrawal potential.

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JABALI INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT

The program provides outpatient treatment services, including assessment, therapy(individual, family, and group), and medical care for youth ages 12-18, primarily from marginalized groups in San Francisco, who are actively using substances and meet criteria for an SUD diagnosis, presenting with acute intoxication or withdrawal potential. Individuals experiencing intoxication and/or withdrawal are more successfully treated when these physical elements are prioritized. Additionally, in alignment with NIH recommendations, withdrawal management is tailored to each situation.

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Chief Executive Officer of Homeless Children's Network

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"No single organization or individual can make a meaningful impact on this crisis without a multi-year, robustly funded investment in a citywide community driven collaboration.​ ​

 

There is a generational impact of substance use disorder and overdoses. For every one adult we lose, many people, including children, are impacted."

Dr. April. Y. Silas

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