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San Francisco expands telehealth, shelter and methadone pilots as overdose deaths show early declines
Summary
DPH detailed multiple operational pilots: Beam telehealth (1,100+ calls; 404 buprenorphine pickups), Restore seven-day shelter (156 participants; 84% picked up buprenorphine), new 72-hour methadone starts and post-overdose programs; officials said early results are promising and the work will expand in coming quarters.
Department of Public Health officials described a rapid expansion of treatment access and targeted outreach as part of a coordinated opioid response that aims to reduce fatal overdoses and racial disparities in overdose deaths.
Hillary Connan, director of Behavioral Health Services, said the department has organized its 2024 efforts around expanding medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), contingency management behavioral programs, and strengthened post-overdose engagement. "So far to date, we are seeing about 15 percent fewer overdose…
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