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Officials present San Francisco Mental Health Services Act annual update; committee forwards resolution
Summary
DPH/BHS presented the MHSA annual update, describing 83 MHSA‑funded programs, a $5.4 million innovation project to serve Black/African American communities, and peer‑support training initiatives; supervisors pressed staff on peer classifications and budget volatility. The committee voted 3-0 to forward the update.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee received the Department of Public Health/Behavioral Health Services’ annual update on the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) on Nov. 10 and voted 3‑0 to send a resolution and committee report to the full Board.
Tracy Helton, identified as acting deputy director for justice, equity, diversion, inclusion and acting director for MHSA, summarized the state‑funded MHSA program, noting it was enacted in 2005 as a dedicated revenue source (a 1% tax on incomes above $1 million) to fund innovative mental‑health services and to fill gaps in local public‑behavioral‑health systems. Helton said San Francisco had 83 MHSA‑funded programs in 2021–22,…
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