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The Black Mental Health Revolution is happening now!

The Ma’at Program is committed to improving behavioral health outcomes for children, youth, and families in San Francisco who have been historically marginalized, while also supporting those impacted by systemic inequities, intergenerational trauma, and racism.

In Ma’at, culturally responsive therapists and program staff—many of whom reflect the diverse identities of the communities they serve—work with children, youth, and families to ensure they feel seen, understood, and affirmed.

Ma'at Focuses on 7 Cardinal Virtues

Through these values, we provide individual and family therapy, mobile community outreach, culturally-based referrals, and community organizing and advocacy. Ma'at is a healing community based on Afri-Centric and culturally opulent principles.

In Ma’at, Black therapists and program staff work with Black children, youth, and families to help them feel seen, understood, and echoed.

The purpose of the Ma'at Program is to improve behavioral health outcomes for Black/African American children, youth, and families in San Francisco and address the historical legacy of intergenerational racism, inequity, and trauma.

HCN's vision is to support families to passionately and unconditionally affirm Blackness.

ORDER

HARMONY

TRUTH

BALANCE

RIGHTEOUSNESS

JUSTICE

RECIPROCITY

MA'AT Voices

“We don’t try to come in as experts. We do have our intellect and our clinical skills, but we also never leave a school without collaborating with the social worker, the principal, or the group facilitator. We don’t just come in and try to create change without including the powers that may be there as well, because we think that alignment is important. And I think that connection and collaboration also creates trust in our services so they keep asking us to come back.”

HCN staff member