Community Research Foundation | 4,013 followers on LinkedIn. Mentoring the next generation of behavioral health specialists | Community Research Foundation (CRF) is a San Diego-based not-for-profit corporation providing behavioral health services to adults, children and families since 1980. We provide a wide range of services in San Diego County, including: outpatient programs serving adults, children, youth and families; peer-run clubhouses; Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs targeting homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities, often including co-occurring substance-related problems; a transitional residential program; and supportive housing. We also operate short-term acute residential treatment (START) programs which provide an alternative to voluntary acute psychiatric hospitalization.