Closely connected with the Novato Youth Center, the Novato Wellness Center was the first wellness center aimed at…More teens ever opened in Novato, starting in 2006. It offers low-cost and sometimes no-cost services ranging from reproductive health, mental health, drug and alcohol counseling, nutrition education and other forms of guidance for teens.</p> <p>The staff is bilingual and bicultural, and all help is provided confidentially. There is a weekly drop-in teen health clinic provided by Marin Community Clinics for kids ages 12-19 who need birth control, STI and pregnancy testing. Youths who drop-in are screened for depression, anxiety, suicide risk and substance use.</p> <p>The center is also home to many other services including Marin County Health & Human Services Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program and DUI programs administered by Bay Area Community Resources.</p> <p>Primary funding is secured through the Novato Youth Center, a nonprofit that has been aiding the community since 1976. Huckleberry Youth Programs are another key supporter. The wellness center is in the Downtown Novato shopping center, just to the left of Lucky supermarket and just to the right of Ideal Stationers.</p>