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Health Commission approves Edgewood as youth crisis receiving center after neighborhood concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Health Commission approved Edgewood Children's Center's designation as a 23'hour youth receiving/crisis stabilization center under WIC 5585 after public comment raised notification and safety concerns; commissioners required continued community outreach and a one'year progress report.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to designate Edgewood Children's Center as a youth receiving and crisis stabilization facility (Welfare and Institutions Code 5585) after a lengthy public comment period in which neighbors pressed for better notice and stronger safety assurances.
Lisonbee Lehi Bader, a program manager in the Department of Public Health'Behavioral Health Services, said a Mental Health Services Act grant funded a crisis triage system focused on children and families and that San Francisco previously lacked a dedicated children'focused receiving facility. She said the grant includes a warm line, mobile treatment teams and a crisis stabilization unit and that the goal is to reduce transfers to psychiatric emergency services and keep children near family and community supports.
Matt Madaus, president and CEO of Edgewood Center, told commissioners Edgewood has…
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