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SafeSpace Center Services
We’re all about you — young people aged 12 to 26. We believe the best advocates for youth mental health are you yourselves. At our center, we work with people who want to make a difference in their community. Our youth board works with schools, communities, and peers to promote mental wellness and help create services and solutions that work for all young people. They speak out to make a difference and support all young people who struggle with mental health challenges.
SafeSpace Menlo Park Center is comprised of the following three locations. 708 Oak Grove Ave is our Community Engagement Center. 1162 and 1166 El Camino Real offer clinical services through our affiliate partner BACA.
Clinical Services
Powered by our affiliate partner BACA
We’ll get you or your loved one back on track. Help find your way out of hardship. We’ve teamed up with the Bay Area Clinical Associates (BACA), to offer clinical therapeutic services, family therapy, and intensive outpatient programs. Know this: You and your family aren’t alone, and don’t need to struggle anymore.
Help Channels
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What is comorbidity? Comorbidity describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. They can occur at the same time or one after the other. Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of both. Is drug addiction a mental illness? Yes. Addiction changes the brain in fundamental…
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Menlo Park BACA Affiliate
Therapy Center
Therapeutic services provided through our affiliate partner BACA (Bay Area Clinical Associates).
Address: 1162 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.304.3906
Community Engagement Center
Offering peer to peer support groups, educational services, and community outreach.
Address: 708 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park, CA
Phone: 650.714.4417
San Mateo SafeSpace Community Engagement Center
Offering peer to peer support groups, education and community outreach for youth.
Address: 11 North Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA
Phone: 650.714.4417