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Rules Committee hears DPH report on Mental Health SF implementation, identifies bed and funding gaps
Summary
At a Dec. 9 hearing, DPH Behavioral Health Services reported on Mental Health SF accomplishments—about 400 new residential beds, 24/7 Street Crisis Response teams, and an Office of Coordinated Care—but warned of funding volatility (Prop C revenues 30–40% below plan), staffing shortages and ongoing bed needs; the committee 'heard and filed' the report.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 9 held a substantive hearing on Mental Health SF implementation and heard a multi-part report from Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services (DPH BHS). The presentation outlined accomplishments, quantified remaining bed needs and described operational and financing constraints.
A DPH presenter described Mental Health SF’s core components — the Office of Coordinated Care (OCC), the Street Crisis Response Team (SCRT) and expanded residential care — and said the city has added roughly 400 new residential care and treatment beds conceived under Mental Health SF. DPH described a centralized access model (including…
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