Expanding on Alcohol Harm Reduction: The SF Department of Public Health Managed Alcohol Program

October 6, 2023

The San Francisco Department of Public Health's Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) started in 2020 as a COVID I&Q response for people who drink alcohol but has become a permanent part of the city's harm reduction services. During our presentation, we will discuss how our MAP began, define the scope and purpose of MAPs, describe the different MAP care models in the literature, and identify key ethical issues at play in alcohol harm reduction work.

Alice Moughamian, RN serves as Nurse Manager of the Managed Alcohol Program and the San Francisco Sobering Center for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. In addition to this role, she was Nurse Manager and Program Director of the Medical Respite Program as well as nursing services in permanent supportive housing before devoting full time to Managed Alcohol and Sobering. She completed the CHCF Healthcare Leadership Fellowship in 2020. Alice has also served as Chair of the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council’s Respite Care Providers Network and helped develop national standards for Medical Respite care. She worked as a floor nurse at UCSF Medical Center for 4 years and did her clinical studies for her Masters degree at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Positive Health Program. Alice served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic for 3 years between college and nursing school. When not working, Alice’s greatest joy is going on new adventures and spending time with her husband and two children.

Bryce Bridge, LMFT is a clinical supervisor for Sobering Center Case Management, a low-barrier, intensive-case management program for people who use alcohol. Bryce obtained his master's degree in clinical psychology from San Francisco State University and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Bryce has worked in community mental health and substance treatment with marginalized populations throughout the past decade and has been employed at UCSF Citywide Sobering Center Case Management since 2019.

Tanya Majumder, MD is the Lead Physician of the Managed Alcohol Program and the Sobering Center and is also a primary care physician with Street Medicine, Shelter Health, and Urgent Care. She completed medical school and her master's in health and medical sciences at the Joint Medical Program between Berkeley and UCSF before attending residency in Internal Medicine-Primary Care at the Yale Primary Care program. She has greatly enjoyed being part of the Whole Person Integrated Care team for the past 4 years.