{
  "dataset": "Public California therapy groups and behavioral-health programs",
  "version": "2026-08-24",
  "scope": "A maintained first-party-source pilot, not a complete statewide census, provider directory, referral or availability guarantee.",
  "privacy": {
    "personal_records": false,
    "source_text": false,
    "provider_profiles": false,
    "organization_level_sources_only": true
  },
  "maintenance": {
    "volatile_fields": [
      "schedule",
      "format",
      "payment",
      "enrollment"
    ],
    "rule": "A record is marked review_due after next_review; the source page remains controlling."
  },
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "ucsf-php",
      "name": "UCSF adult partial hospitalization program",
      "org": "UCSF Health",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Intensive treatment",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Weekdays; usually about two weeks",
      "payment": "Medical necessity required; coverage and patient cost not publicly stated",
      "enrollment": "Use UCSF's program intake route",
      "source": "https://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/partial-hospitalization-program-and-intensive-outpatient-program",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Short-term voluntary alternative or bridge to hospitalization, using group-based DBT, CBT, ACT and mindfulness skills.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "ucsf-iop",
      "name": "UCSF adult intensive outpatient program",
      "org": "UCSF Health",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Intensive treatment",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Three weekdays; usually six weeks",
      "payment": "Medical necessity required; coverage and patient cost not publicly stated",
      "enrollment": "Use UCSF's program intake route",
      "source": "https://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/partial-hospitalization-program-and-intensive-outpatient-program",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Group-centered intensive outpatient care for moderate psychiatric symptoms, with evaluation, medication management and transition planning.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "ucsf-tay-iop",
      "name": "UCSF transitional-age-youth IOP",
      "org": "UCSF Health",
      "population": "Young adults",
      "kind": "Intensive treatment",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Ages 18–26; three weekdays; eight weeks stated",
      "payment": "Medical necessity required; coverage and patient cost not publicly stated",
      "enrollment": "Use UCSF's program intake route",
      "source": "https://www.ucsfhealth.org/_site_ucsf/health-articles/partial-hospitalization-and-intensive-outpatient-programs-patient-guide",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "An eight-week afternoon intensive outpatient schedule specifically published for transitional-age young adults.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "stanyan-ceep",
      "name": "McAuley Counseling Enriched Education Program",
      "org": "UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital, SFUSD and SFDPH",
      "population": "Teens",
      "kind": "School-linked treatment",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "School-linked outpatient program; current cohort details not stated",
      "payment": "Financial terms and referral eligibility not stated on the reviewed page",
      "enrollment": "Open the program page and confirm the school/referral pathway",
      "source": "https://sfcommunityhospitals.ucsfhealth.org/st-marys/services/adolescent-psychiatric-services",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Outpatient educational and therapeutic care delivered with the public school district and county behavioral health system.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "baca-teen-php",
      "name": "Teen partial hospitalization program",
      "org": "BACA",
      "population": "Teens",
      "kind": "Intensive treatment",
      "place": "Berkeley",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Ages 11–17; current start dates not stated",
      "payment": "Insurance and self-pay terms require confirmation with the program",
      "enrollment": "Use BACA's program inquiry route",
      "source": "https://baca.org/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Partial hospitalization for adolescents whose mental or behavioral condition prevents full participation in daily activities.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "baca-teen-iop",
      "name": "Teen intensive outpatient program",
      "org": "BACA",
      "population": "Teens",
      "kind": "Intensive treatment",
      "place": "Berkeley",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Ages 12–17; current start dates not stated",
      "payment": "Insurance and self-pay terms require confirmation with the program",
      "enrollment": "Use BACA's program inquiry route",
      "source": "https://baca.org/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Intensive outpatient care for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and other mental or behavioral challenges including ADHD and autism.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-depression",
      "name": "Depression support group",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "California statewide eligibility",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Fridays, 2:00–3:30 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Complete the organization's participant information process",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Weekly support, coping tools and community building for people with personal experience of depression.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-ocd",
      "name": "Obsessive-compulsive disorder support group",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "California statewide eligibility",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Current cadence must be confirmed on the calendar",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Complete the organization's participant information process",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "A publicly listed support group for people with personal experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-hoarding-family",
      "name": "Adult children of parents with hoarding behavior",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Therapist-led support",
      "place": "California statewide eligibility",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Third Tuesday, 6:00–7:30 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Complete the organization's participant information process",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Therapist-led education, support and community building for adults affected by a parent figure's hoarding behavior.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-hoarding-men",
      "name": "Men with hoarding behavior drop-in group",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "California statewide eligibility",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "First and third Monday, 6:00–7:30 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Complete the organization's participant information process",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Peer-led group for men to discuss hoarding behavior and practice recovery-oriented tools.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-hoarding-advanced",
      "name": "Advanced hoarding-behavior drop-in group",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "California statewide eligibility",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Second and fourth Tuesday, 5:30–7:00 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Complete the organization's participant information process",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Skills review and peer support for people who have completed an intensive hoarding-treatment course such as Buried in Treasures.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "mhasf-paperwork",
      "name": "Action group for organizing paperwork",
      "org": "Mental Health Association of San Francisco",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Skills/action group",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "First and third Monday, 3:00–4:30 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Fee not stated",
      "enrollment": "Confirm the calendar and participant process before attending",
      "source": "https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Structured in-person action group for sorting paperwork with an organization framework and on-site disposal resources.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-connection-inperson",
      "name": "Connection Recovery Support Group — Sunday",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "San Jose",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Sundays, 3:00–4:30 p.m.; arrive early",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Drop in; no preregistration stated",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/classes/support-groups-3/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Peer-led support for adults living with symptoms of a mental health condition; not a therapy session.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-connection-online",
      "name": "Connection Recovery Support Group — online",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "Santa Clara County organization",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Mondays and Thursdays, 7:00–8:30 p.m. stated",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "No preregistration stated; use the official joining instructions",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/classes/support-groups-3/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Twice-weekly online peer support for adults living with symptoms of a mental health condition.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-family-inperson",
      "name": "Family Support Group — in person",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "San Jose",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Third Wednesday monthly stated in May 2026 update",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Use the official family-support page or HelpLine",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/news-may-2026/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Facilitated mutual support for people helping a loved one with a mental health condition.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-family-online",
      "name": "Family Support Groups — online",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "Santa Clara County organization",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Second and fourth Tuesday monthly stated",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Registration required through the official family-support route",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/news-may-2026/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Online mutual-support groups led by trained NAMI facilitators with family lived experience.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-tay-family",
      "name": "Transition-age family support group",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "Santa Clara County organization",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "First Wednesday monthly; families of people ages 14–24",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Registration required through the official family-support route",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/news-may-2026/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Support for families whose adolescent or young-adult loved one is experiencing mental health challenges.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-jail-family",
      "name": "Jail family support group",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Peer/support group",
      "place": "Santa Clara County organization",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "First Wednesday monthly stated",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Registration required through the official family-support route",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/news-may-2026/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-09-24",
      "summary": "Support for families of a person who is currently or was formerly incarcerated.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "nami-scc-family-to-family",
      "name": "Family-to-Family class",
      "org": "NAMI Santa Clara County",
      "population": "Family/caregivers",
      "kind": "Education program",
      "place": "Santa Clara County",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Nine-week course; current cohort dates require confirmation",
      "payment": "Free",
      "enrollment": "Attend the official prerequisite and registration process",
      "source": "https://namisantaclara.org/classes/f2f/",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Structured education and mutual support covering treatment, crisis preparation, communication, problem solving and caregiver self-care.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "ucsf-mothers-babies",
      "name": "Mothers and Babies pregnancy support group",
      "org": "UCSF Health",
      "population": "Pregnant patients",
      "kind": "Therapist-led support",
      "place": "San Francisco",
      "format": "Not stated",
      "schedule": "Six 90-minute sessions; participants must begin between 10 and 27 weeks pregnant",
      "payment": "Most insurance plans cover services; cost sharing may apply",
      "enrollment": "Only UCSF obstetrics patients are eligible; ask the UCSF obstetric provider",
      "source": "https://www.ucsfhealth.org/care/services/perinatal-wellness-and-mental-health",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "A six-session perinatal group teaching stress reduction, mood-support skills, infant development and ways to foster emotional and physical health.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "ucsf-postpartum-support",
      "name": "Postpartum Support Group",
      "org": "UCSF Health",
      "population": "Postpartum patients",
      "kind": "Therapist-led support",
      "place": "California — UCSF obstetrics patients",
      "format": "Online",
      "schedule": "Six-week group; exact meeting dates and times not stated",
      "payment": "Most insurance plans cover services; cost sharing may apply",
      "enrollment": "Only UCSF obstetrics patients are eligible; ask the UCSF obstetric provider",
      "source": "https://www.ucsfhealth.org/care/services/perinatal-wellness-and-mental-health",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Mental-health-professional-facilitated online support focused on early-parenthood skills, stress reduction, postpartum mood and community.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "uc-davis-edapt",
      "name": "EDAPT and SacEDAPT early psychosis programs",
      "org": "UC Davis Health",
      "population": "Teens and adults",
      "kind": "Specialty outpatient care",
      "place": "Sacramento",
      "format": "In person",
      "schedule": "Clinic hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; treatment cadence not stated",
      "payment": "EDAPT accepts department-contracted insurance or self-pay; SacEDAPT is for Sacramento County residents who are Medi-Cal eligible or uninsured",
      "enrollment": "Primary-care referral required; program eligibility assessment follows",
      "source": "https://health.ucdavis.edu/psychiatry/services-specialties/early-psychosis-programs/edapt-clinic",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Coordinated early-psychosis programs for recent or sub-threshold symptoms, separated by age and insurance eligibility rather than service model.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "stanford-ocd",
      "name": "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Program",
      "org": "Stanford Health Care",
      "population": "Adults",
      "kind": "Specialty outpatient care",
      "place": "Palo Alto",
      "format": "Not stated",
      "schedule": "Evaluation and treatment are published; cadence and current availability are not stated",
      "payment": "Coverage, patient cost and accepted-plan details require confirmation",
      "enrollment": "Use Stanford outpatient psychiatry eligibility and referral routes; OCD-specific self-referral is not stated",
      "source": "https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/outpatient-psychiatry-clinic/programs.html",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Evaluation and treatment for a primary obsessive-compulsive-spectrum condition, including OCD, hair pulling, skin picking, hoarding, body dysmorphia and behavioral addictions.",
      "status": "current"
    },
    {
      "id": "stanford-thrive",
      "name": "THRIVE LGBTQ+ mental health program",
      "org": "Stanford Health Care",
      "population": "LGBTQ+ older adolescents and adults",
      "kind": "Specialty outpatient care",
      "place": "Palo Alto / California self-referral",
      "format": "Not stated",
      "schedule": "Short-term individual and group psychotherapy are published; current cadence is not stated",
      "payment": "Coverage, patient cost and accepted-plan details require confirmation",
      "enrollment": "California residents may use the published outpatient self-referral route",
      "source": "https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/outpatient-psychiatry-clinic/programs.html",
      "reviewed": "2026-08-24",
      "next_review": "2026-10-24",
      "summary": "Affirming mental-health care addressing minority stress through consultation, short-term individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, letters and referrals.",
      "status": "current"
    }
  ]
}