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Supervisors press to expand Mental Health SF teams; committee asks for technical amendments and timeline
Summary
Supervisors and Department of Public Health debated a plan to scale up Mental Health SF crisis response teams from four to six and to operate a 24‑hour service center; DPH and budget staff identified a ~$763,000 first‑year shortfall and a larger third‑year gap tied to voter measures, and agreed to return Wednesday with technical amendments and a funding plan.
Supervisors pressed the Department of Public Health on how to accelerate implementation of Mental Health SF, including adding two crisis response teams and making the city’s mental health service center a 24‑hour operation.
"If we are ready to take a leap and fully implement Mental Health SF with its 24‑hour crisis teams, we can fund it in years 1 and 2 assuming the gross receipts tax passes," said Supervisor Hillary Ronan, who championed adding two teams this budget cycle. Ronan and colleagues said the operational change would help…
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