Allanceson Smith

Allanceson is an adolescent and addiction psychiatrist working in the Behavioral Health Services Division of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). He holds board certification in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry. In his role, Allanceson provides psychiatric services to detained adolescents in San Francisco's juvenile hall and transitional-age youth in a community clinic. The clinic offers a range of care levels, from outpatient psychiatric services to comprehensive and intensive wrap services. 

The San Francisco Department of Public Health's mission is to safeguard and promote health and well-being for all residents of San Francisco. Within the Department, the Behavioral Health Services Division adopts equity-driven and evidence-based approaches to improve behavioral health outcomes and advance the well-being of the city's population. The Division fulfills its mission through three main functions: serving as a provider of mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, and recovery services; acting as the payor for specialty behavioral health care under its managed care plan; and implementing population-level interventions aimed at improving health outcomes.