About HAART
Humanistic Alternatives to Addiction Research and Treatment (HAART) is a mission-driven nonprofit opioid treatment program with clinics in Oakland and Hayward. We provide low-barrier care to adults with opioid use disorder.
Our Mission
To create opportunities for connection, healing, and transformation through accessible, clinically informed, humanistic care for people affected by opioid use disorder, their families, and our community.
Our Vision
A community that supports the potential for discovery and transformation in every person.
Clients and staff alike are supported in discovering their strengths, exploring new possibilities, and shaping meaningful lives.
What guides our work
Respect
We value each person through challenges, setbacks, and change.
Adaptability
We ground our decisions in sound clinical judgment and adjust our approach to fit each person’s complex needs.
Safety
We care for the safety of everyone in our community.
Accessibility
We create an accessible and supportive environment.
Growth
We invest in our staff’s personal and professional growth through ongoing training, clinical supervision, and consultation.
Serving Alameda County since 1979
HAART is a community-focused nonprofit collective of clinicians. For more than 45 years, we have served Alameda County and the wider Bay Area, and we have earned a reputation as a leader in opioid treatment and a voice for human rights.
More than four decades of community-based opioid treatment
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County Program
Roots in an Alameda County program operating from the Sheriff’s station on Foothill Boulevard.
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1979 — HAART
Re-formed as a nonprofit organization dedicated to opioid treatment.
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San Leandro
Later operated from a Victorian on the San Leandro Hospital campus.
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Oakland + Hayward
Evolved into two programs serving Oakland and Hayward.
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HAART Today
Continuing a long tradition of accessible, community-based treatment.
The locations, medications, and regulations have changed.
The commitment to accessible treatment has remained.
The person in treatment has the capacity to heal
Humanistic, client-centered care means accepting people as they are, without conditions, and recognizing that every person’s experience matters. Our role is to build a relationship that supports that healing.
Opioids can bring real relief from physical and emotional pain, and many people come to us when the harm from using has become too much to carry. We meet them where they are and listen without judgment.
How we put it into practice
Choice in care
We offer options whenever we can, so treatment fits the person.
Recognizing progress
We acknowledge every step forward, big or small.
Harm reduction
People who are still using get support that keeps them safer and connected to care.
Whole-person treatment
Medication is paired with counseling and case management.
Our Care Team
Our team includes physicians (MDs), registered nurses (RNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs), and substance use disorder (SUD) counselors.
They are personally and professionally committed to this work, and many bring experience from private practice and other specialties.
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Accredited by Joint Commission
Humanistic Alternatives to Addiction Research and Treatment (HAART) has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.
HAART is also licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and contracted with Alameda County.