Substance Use Treatment in San Francisco, CA

Friendship House

What Does Friendship House Offer?

Friendship House is a substance use treatment facility at 56 Julian Avenue, San Francisco, California, offering residential treatment. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, IHS/tribal funds and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale.

56 Julian Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103

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 Friendship House

  • Residential/24-hour residential
  • Long-term residential

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Medication Treatment

  • Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Who the Program Serves

  • Young adults
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Veterans
  • Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
  • Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
  • Clients with HIV or AIDS
  • Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Clients who have experienced trauma
  • Ages: Young Adults
  • Ages: Adults
  • Ages: Seniors
  • Accepts: Female
  • Accepts: Male

Language Services

  • American Indian or Alaska Native languages

Licensing and Accreditation

  • State substance use treatment agency
  • State department of health
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Treatment Approaches

  • Anger management
  • Brief intervention
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Matrix Model
  • Relapse prevention
  • Substance use disorder counseling
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Outreach to persons in the community
  • Complete medical history/physical exam
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Screening for substance use
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Professional interventionist/educational consultant
  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge
  • Self-help groups
  • Housing services
  • Assistance with obtaining social services
  • Recovery coach
  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Employment counseling or training
  • Case management service
  • Domestic violence services, including family or partner
  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Mental health services
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in California lists the state's treatment agency.

Other Treatment Facilities Near Friendship House

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Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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