Mental health services are provided to the preschool programs for the benefit of the children, their families and the staff. Consultants work directly with identified children, their parents and the staff to effectively deal with issues of behavior, emotional and social development. The services are free of charge to the enrolled families.

We collaborate with other childcare and mental health agencies as part of our commitment to developing a comprehensive program. City funding was obtained for childcare subsidies for low income families, staff training, family services and resources, and on-site mental health consultation for our children and their families.

NLF's primary mental health consultant is:

Family Service Agency of San Francisco
1010 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 474-7310

The Family Service Agency of San Francisco offers five mental health coordinators and five licensed childcare sites serving nearly 300 children in San Francisco. The program benefits low income children aged two to five years old who exhibit emotional and developmental delay by providing:

• On-site child observation
• Intervention
• Child therapy
• Parent consultation
• Staff training
• Staff support

The three distinct goals of the Family Service Agency of San Francisco are:

• To increase young children's emotional well-being
• Enhance the level of training and support for children's center staff
• Provide an effective model of collaboration/integration for early childhood mental health services

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