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San Francisco to launch assisted outpatient treatment next month, officials say
Summary
The Health Commission heard an implementation briefing on Assisted Outpatient Treatment ("Laura—s Law") and was told San Francisco will start the program on Nov. 2, using recovery-oriented community teams; staff estimate fewer than 100 people will meet criteria and forecast about $30,000 per person annually in services.
Angelica Almeida, director of the Department of Public Health—s Assisted Outpatient Treatment program, told the Health Commission the city will begin the program on November 2.
"Assisted Out patient treatment is a new tool that we'll have in our tool belt to support and assist individuals with mental illness, as well as their families in the communities where they live," Almeida said during a presentation to commissioners.
The program, commonly called Laura—s Law, was enacted in California by Assembly Bill 1421 and incorporated into the Welfare and Institutions Code. Almeida said San Francisco—s version emphasizes voluntary engagement and recovery-based care, and it adds peer specialists and a family liaison to the care team.
Almeida described…
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