Resources & Downloads

The following are free and available resources or publications which I have created to help guide your efforts in developing sobering centers, street based outreach teams, and related projects.

Sobering Centers: Registered Nurse Standardized Procedures

These protocols were originally developed at the San Francisco Sobering Center, providing care 24/7/365 to acutely intoxicated adults.

Street Medicine/ Health Outreach: Registered Nurse Standardized Procedures

These procedures were developed as a tool to guide care and assessment by RNs working street-based engagement services.

FAQs: All About Sobering Centers

I have fielded many questions over the years about sobering centers in the care for acute intoxication, from whether your community could benefit from a center to developing, expanding, evaluating, or operationalizing your own program. Frequently Asked Questions available here!

Sobering Centers in California: Interview and Reports

In 2020, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) commissioned me to perform a study of sobering centers in California. The results include an interview and two reports. Additional funding from a UCSF School of Nursing grant.

Managed Alcohol Protocols & COVID-19

COVID-19 offered a rare opportunity to implement alcohol harm reduction throughout the United States. This is one protocol guiding the provision of alcohol to individuals in a residential setting.

UCSF "Three Minute Thesis" Grad Slam

Featuring a 3-min talk about sobering centers in the context of diverting intoxicated persons away from the emergency department.