The Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. is a free health care service provider serving more than 34,000 people in Northern California. Overview The organization was founded by Dr. David E. Smith in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California on June 7, 1967, during the counterculture of the 1960s. As thousands of youth arrived in the city, many were in need of substance abuse treatment, mental health service, and medical attention. The clinic became the model for the modern form of the free clinic. The Clinics are currently composed of four core programs: Medical clinics Substance abuse treatment services Jail psychiatric services Rock medicine: on-site medical services for public events and concerts Treasure Island Job Corp Wellness Center The clinics merged in 2011 with Walden House an addiction treatment organization; in 2012 they adopted a new name: HealthRIGHT 360. See also Berkeley Free Clinic References How a 'Hippie Clinic' in the Haight-Ashbury Started a Medical Revolution. Carrie Feibel. The California Report. Aug 11, 2017. KQED Further reading External links Haight Ashbury Free Clinics - HealthRIGHT 360 Haight Ashbury Free Clinics website 2007 40th anniversary archive Clinics in California Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco Healthcare in San Francisco Addiction organizations in the United States Hippie movement Organizations based in San Francisco Organizations established in 1967 1967 establishments in California Mental health organizations in California