Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Supervisors press DPH for more review of MHSA annual update; item continued to July 15

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Government Audit & Oversight Committee · July 1, 2021
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Supervisors raised concerns about whether the Mental Health Services Act update sufficiently addresses the scale of behavioral‑health needs; Department of Public Health staff said the state required a June 30 submission and will seek an extension, and the committee voted to continue the update to July 15 for further review.

At a July 1 hearing, the Government Audit & Oversight Committee heard the Department of Public Health’s annual update to the county’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) three‑year plan and agreed to continue consideration so supervisors could review a 200‑plus page update in more depth.

Tracy Helton, interim MHSA director, described MHSA as a state‑regulated fund (a 1% tax on income…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans