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Health Department outlines Mental Health SF rollout, street crisis teams and hiring plan
Summary
Acting Behavioral Health Director Marlo Simmons and the mental health reform team presented a three-year implementation plan that includes an Office of Coordinated Care, street crisis-response teams, a low-threshold mental health service center and batch hiring to fill dozens of vacancies.
San Francisco's Department of Public Health presented detailed plans to reorganize behavioral health services and implement Mental Health SF reforms, with a strong emphasis on centralized access, data-driven placement of street crisis teams and workforce expansion.
Acting Director Marlo Simmons described a new organizational structure and a set of "True North" metrics that will guide work over three years, focusing on timely access, engagement, culturally relevant care and workforce development. She said the department is addressing "access and…
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