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San Francisco officials press DPH for rapid hiring to implement Mental Health SF
Summary
At a Jan. 20 Government Audit and Oversight Committee hearing, Department of Public Health officials said they aim to hire at least 200 behavioral-health positions by March 30 to implement Mental Health SF, while supervisors pressed for wage analyses, caseload targets and a clearer timeline for beds and facilities.
San Francisco supervisors on Jan. 20 pressed the Department of Public Health to move faster on staffing and facilities needed to implement Mental Health SF, the 2019 law that aims to create a coordinated citywide system of care for people with serious mental illness and substance-use disorders.
"We are in a major, push right now to hire at least 200 behavioral health and mental health SF positions by March thirtieth of this year," Greg Wagner, chief operating officer of the Department of Public Health, told the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The department said roughly 276 positions remain in its hiring pipeline and that 84 positions have been onboarded or have tentative start dates.
Why it matters: Supervisors said staffing shortfalls have delayed all…
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