In 1970, when Richard Nixon was President, the voting age was lowered to 18, the average yearly income was $9,400, and gas was only 36 cents a gallon, Head Rest opened its doors. Head Rest started as a drop-in center for youth in Stanislaus County, and employed only 1 paid staff member and 9 dedicated volunteers. Within one year Head Rest had already made huge headway in the war against drugs, grew to 3 paid staff and 20 dedicated volunteers. In 1971 Head Rest registered as a non-profit organization. Through state funding, community support and a strong desire to help our community, Head Rest continued to add programs and staff. They also shifted their focus from programs reacting to issues in our community to a broader, educational approach aimed not only at young drug abusers, but the whole family.

Today we house nearly 200 paid staff, at least 100 volunteers, and operate on a budget of over 8.3 million dollars, serving over 20,000 clients a year. Center for Human Services offers programs in the areas of shelter, juvenile justice services, mental health counseling, school based services, family resource centers, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

Services Offered

Counseling Services

CHS provides counseling services to children (ages 5-21) and their families, as well as a community clinic that provides counseling to individuals, couples, families and in a group setting.
Support Groups

We provide group counseling for anxiety, depression and anger management.

Additional Services Offered:Parent Mentor Program - providing support services to parents.

LMFT & LCSW training site - in association with local universities.

Substance Abuse Treatment

Center for Human Services provides a variety of programming focused on Drug and Alcohol prevention, education, intervention and treatment. Our programs are available for adults and young people.

- Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Adult Substance Use Disorder Treatment

First Step
A collaboration with Sierra Vista Child and Family Services to provide First Step, a treatment program for pregnant and parenting women.

Fees and Payment

Please call to verify insurance coverage, accepted payments and program eligibility.
Center for Human Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), and your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Federal Tax ID: 94-1725620

Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Medicaid

Online Counseling:
During COVID-19