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San Francisco expands nonpolice Street Crisis Response teams as part of Mental Health SF rollout
Summary
The Health Commission heard details of the new street crisis response teams: multidisciplinary units (paramedic + behavioral clinician + peer worker) that have diverted hundreds of 911 mental-health calls from police, resolved most on scene, and will scale toward citywide coverage.
San Francisco officials described progress on the Street Crisis Response Team and broader Mental Health SF system during the July 6 Health Commission meeting, framing the teams as a health-centered alternative to law-enforcement responses for nonviolent behavioral-health crises.
Dr. Angelica Almeida said the teams respond primarily to 911 “800B” calls coded for persons in mental distress where there is no active violence or weapon. Each three-person team pairs a San Francisco Fire Department vehicle and community paramedic with a behavioral-health clinician (provided by a community-based partner) and a peer health…
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