Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances peer‑respite MHSA innovation plan meant to expand peer‑run crisis supports
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors · September 17, 2015
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
The committee advanced a Mental Health Services Act innovation plan to expand a peer‑run ‘‘peer respite’’ at San Francisco General Hospital, endorsing the program’s goal of shifting some users away from psychiatric emergency services toward a peer‑staffed respite model.
The committee advanced a resolution endorsing San Francisco’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) 2014–2017 innovation plan for a peer‑run respite project.
Marlo Simmons, deputy director of behavioral health services, described a pilot peer respite on the grounds of San Francisco General Hospital run by…
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
