Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBHD) offers comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services through County-operated programs and contracted community-based organizations (CBOs).
Our mission is to promote recovery, resilience, and wellness for Alameda County residents experiencing serious mental health, alcohol, or drug challenges.
Internship and Trainee Opportunities
We offer graduate and post-graduate students a range of internship experiences within our five Systems of Care:
- Children and Transition Age Youth (TAY)
- Adults and Older Adults
- Substance Use Services
- Crisis Support Services
- Forensic Services
We offer a variety of internship/trainee placements in:
- Community-based clinics
- Specialized youth and adult programs
- Culturally specific CBO settings
How to Apply:
Explore available programs by reviewing our Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBHD) internal and/or the Community Based Organizations (CBO) external lists.
If your interests and qualifications align with an available opportunity, a program coordinator will contact you.
Internship Application Scan QR code here
For any Alameda County (ACBHD) internship/trainee opportunities of interest, you are invited to complete the application form linked here: ACBHD Internship Program Application or scan the QR code.
Please allow time for application review.
For any Community Based Organizations (CBO) partner internship/trainee opportunities listed below, please click on the CBO-specific bulleted links shown below to contact the coordinator listed for each program to request more information.
Alameda County (ACBHD) Operated Sites
- ACBHD Adult Forensic Behavioral Health
- ACBHD Building Hope/Construyendo Esperanza
- ACBHD Children’s Specialized Services
- ACBHD Crisis Services
- ACBHD Eden Children’s Services
- ACBHD Eden Support Center
- ACBHD Oakland Children’s Services
- ACBHD Oakland Community Support Center
- ACBHD Tri-City Children and Youth Services
- ACBHD Valley Children’s Services
- Alameda County Public Health Department
- HCSA Center for Healthy Schools and Communities
Community Based Organizations (CBO) Partner Sites
- Alameda Family Services
- Asian Community Mental Health Services
- Bay Area Community Services (BACS)
- Berkeley Mental Health – Adult Services
- Berkeley Mental Health – Family, Youth & Children’s Services
- Bonita House
- Brighter Beginnings
- City of Fremont – Youth and Family Services
- Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
- East Bay Agency for Children (EBAC)
- East Bay Community Recovery Program at Lifelong Medical Care
- Family Paths/TIPS Program
- Fred Finch Youth Center/AC TAY Programs (STAY, Transitions, Rising Oaks, Turning Point)
- La Clinica de La Raza Mental Health Dept
- La Familia Multicultural Psychotherapy Training Institute
- Lincoln Families
- Pacific Center for Human Growth
- Seneca Family of Agencies
- Side by Side
- St. Mary’s Center
- Stars Community Services
- Telecare Corporation
To receive additional information about the non-Alameda County opportunities, contact the coordinator listed for each program.
If you have general questions about the ACBHD internship and trainee webpage, feel free to contact the ACBHD Internship Program Team at acbhinterns@acgov.org. However, for specific program inquiries, please reach out to the individual programs directly.
Thank you for considering Alameda County Behavioral Health for your internship/traineeship experience!
NOTICE TO STUDENTS: Graduate Intern Stipend Program (GISP) UPDATE
The ACBHD Workforce Development, Education & Training (WET) unit informs all students that the Graduate Intern Stipend Program (GISP) has unfortunately been discontinued due to the change from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA). Students may find useful stipend/scholarship opportunities located on the following website: Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Scholarship Program – HCAI
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Heubel at Robert.heubel2@acgov.org