"The Friendship House Healing Center operated a SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion grant project in collaboration with the Native American Health Center (NAHC) to expand substance abuse treatment capacity and HIV services for Native Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area who have a history of involvement in the criminal justice system. The program integrated the Friendship House Association's residential and outpatient substance abuse services with medical care and mental health treatment by linking Native American service providers in a continuum of care to expand capacity in a culturally relevant and professionally competent way. Linkage with NAHC, a licensed community clinic and federally qualified health center targeting Native Americans, enhanced access to existing HIV/AIDS, STD, TB, hepatitis B and C services for Friendship House clients."
Friendship House continues to utilize a holistic model linking culturally relevant substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention for American Indians in an urban environment.
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