For more than 27 years, Rose Padilla Johnson has worked at San Leandro, California’s Davis Street Community Center, one of the state’s largest comprehensive family resource centers. Rose Padilla Johnson serves as CEO of the facility, leading the center in providing vital resources, such as childcare, family services, and healthcare, for San Leandro residents.
Along with medical and dental services for low-income residents, Davis Street Community Centers offers several behavioral health services for individuals in need. Regardless of immigration status or insurance, the Davis Street Primary Care Clinic provides low-cost counseling for individuals dealing with depression or anxiety, stress, or substance abuse, as well as crisis intervention in case of emergency.
Behavioral health services are available to children as young as age three, as well as adolescents and adults. Experienced mental healthcare providers utilize a number of modalities to help clients develop tools for improving relationships and making positive choices. When a client’s needs lie outside their scope, they can refer to wider community resources.