DOCTORS WITHOUT WALLS SANTA BARBARA STREET MEDICINE
19 EAST MICHELTORENA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 www.sbdww.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE FREE, VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WHEN AND WHERE THEY ARE IN NEED, INCLUDING IN TIMES OF DISASTER, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS TO PROMOTE THE EXCELLENT PRACTICE OF HUMNITARIAN MEDICINE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.

DOCTORS WITHOUT WALLS-SANTA BARBARA STREET MEDICINE (DWW-SBSM) HAS BEEN PROVIDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOR 11 YEARS. OUR VOLUNTEER TEAMS SCREEN, DIAGNOSE, RECORD AND TREAT THE DISEASE AND ILLNESSES OF OUR CLIENTS, IN THE EARLY STAGES, SO THAT MEDICAL PROBLEMS DO NOT BECOME ACUTE. DWW-SBSM PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE TIMELY TREATMENT OF THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, THE WORKING POOR AND HOMELESS. DWW-SBSM PARK CLINICS ARE ALWAYS ON THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME TIME GIVING OUR CLIENTS A SENSE OF SECURITY IN KNOWING THERE IS A HEALTH CARE LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN FIND THE SERVICES THEY NEED. ALL OF THIS CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR CLIENTS TRUST DWW-SBSM TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY AND FOR INCREASING THE QUALITY OF A HEALTHY LIFE. OUR CLINICS CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR CLIENTS MEDICAL NEEDS DO NOT ACCELERATE TO A POINT WHERE THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TO USE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SYSTEMS SUCH AS HOSPITAL ROOMS. OUR PLACE-BASED CLINICS ARE HELD WEEKLY IN PERSHING AND ALAMEDA PARKS AND THE LOMPOC RIVERBED EVERY OTHER SATURDAY. IN 2018 DWW-SBSM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 670 UNDUPLICATIED CLIENTS, IN 1401 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS, IN 2225 TOTAL CLIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, OUR OUTREACH TEAMS TRAVEL TO OUTLYING AREAS AND PROVIDE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CLIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND OUR PLACE-BASED CLINICS.

THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S FREE HOMELESS CLINIC (WFHC) IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, TRUSTING, FEMALE-ONLY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE UNSHELTERED OR MARGINALLY SHELTERED SINGLE WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA CAN ACCESS MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY A RESEARCH-BASED INTEGRATIVE APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS, WHILE SUPPORTING HEALTH AND FURHTER GROWTH. THE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: MEETING IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL NEEDS; BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS; COORDINATING CARE WITH OTHER POTENTIAL SERVICE AREAS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL ISSUSES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL. IN 2018 THE WOMEN'S FREE HOMELESS CLINIC WILL SERVE 1144 WOMEN. THESE WOMEN WILL RECEIVE ACUPUNCTURE, ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING FOR HOUSING, INSURANCE OR SCHOOL, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO LAUNDRY, TAKE SHOWERS , SEE A CLINICIAN FOR MEDICAL NEEDS, ATTEND MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS WITH A MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, ATTEND SELF DEFENSE CLASSES, AS WELL AS YOGA.

OUR COMPANION CARE TEAMS PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS IN DEVELOPING CARE PLANS AND HELPING CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY ACCOMPANYING AND INTRODUCING CLIENTS TO LOCAL MEDICAL HOMES, SPECIALISTS, OR OTHER NEEDED RESOURCES. OUR PROGRAMS ASSIST CLIENTS WITH SCHEDULING, TRAVELING TO APPOINTMENTS, AND ADVOCATING FOR CLIENTS DURING THEIR APPOINTMENT. DURING THE DWW-SBSM OUTREACH AND COMPANION CARE MISSIONS, VOLUNTEERS NOTE THE PHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS OF A CLIENT'S WELL-BIENG, INCLUDING CONVERSATIONS. IF A CLIENT IS IN NEED OF BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH SERVICES, DWW-SBSM EITHER REFERS OR CONTACTS, DEPENDING ON THE CILENT'S LEVEL OF TRUST, OUR PARTNER, BEWELL. DWW-SBSM COMPANION CARE TEAMS FOLLOW UP WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND HELP THEM TO GET TO THE REFERRED AGENCY. THE STRESS OF LIVING ON THE STREETS OFTEN TRIGGERS MENTAL ILLNESSES AND EXACERBATES EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. OUR PRIORITY IS TO USE OUR CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS TO TREAT LOW ACUITY ILLNESS, AND IF CHRONIC ILLNESS EXISTS, TO USE OUR COMPANION CARE TEAMS TO LIASON THEM INTO A MEDICAL HOME WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT. IN 2018, OUR COMPANION CARE TEAMS SERVED 1,478 CLIENTS, WITH 52 SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS WHERE CLIENTS HAVE RECEIVED THE REQUIRED FOLLOW UP TREATMENTS.

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