CRF Step Forward North Central

About CRF Step Forward North Central

Step Forward North Central, situated near the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, is a CalWORKs Behavioral Health Center created to support Welfare-to-Work participants who experience behavioral health issues that limit their ability to work. The center provides outpatient care, including behavioral health and psychiatric assessments, medication management, individual, group, and family counseling, case management, service coordination, and crisis response. Step Forward also focuses strongly on educational and career-related supports, helping participants and families build the skills needed for independence as they move from welfare to stable employment.

As part of the Community Research Foundation, Step Forward North Central works to reduce behavioral health obstacles to employment while addressing the specific circumstances of CalWORKs participants. The program is supported by the County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services. Services are available to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, people eligible for Medi-Cal, and those without insurance; no one is turned away because of inability to pay. Welfare-to-Work Case Managers connect participants to the program through referrals, ensuring a smooth fit with their current Welfare-to-Work plans.

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