Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration
Mental Health San Francisco Implementation Working Group
- Background and Objectives
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On December 6, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish Mental Health San Francisco (Mental Health SF). This new program will provide access to mental health services, substance use treatment, and psychiatric medications to all adult San Francisco residents with mental illness and/or substance abuse who are homeless, uninsured, or enrolled in Medi-Cal or Healthy San Francisco. The ordinance establishes a Mental Health SF Implementation Working Group (IWG), a 13-member board, to advise its development and implementation and eventually to present final recommendations concerning the design and any steps that may be required to ensure a successful implementation of Mental Health SF.
Specifically, the IWG will address the ordinance service components via the following actions:
- Review program data
- Review and assess implementation plan
- Evaluate effectiveness
- Meeting Schedule, Location, and Materials
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The IWG will conduct monthly public meetings, beginning in December 2020 and will terminate by September 2026. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings, meetings will be held remotely, using the WebEx platform, until public health officials deem it safe to meet in person. Please see the meeting agenda for the WebEx meeting link.
Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday morning of each month.
Meeting Date |
Agendas |
Minutes |
Meeting Materials |
Tuesday, September 27 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
N/A |
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Tuesday, August 23 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- MHSF IWG A&E Meeting PPT - MHSF TAY Residential Recommendations
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, July 26 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, June 28 2022: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, May 24 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- SCRT Final Report
- Crisis Stabilization Unit
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, April 26 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, March 22 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF Office of Coordinated Care Recommendations
- MHSF Implementation Report
- Findings Resolution for Fully Remotes Policy Bodies
- Meeting Recording
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
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Tuesday, February 22 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF Office of Coordinated Care Recommendations
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording
- Crisis Diversion Unit Draft Recs
- Citywide Street Response Presentation
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Tuesday, January 25 2022: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- Crisis Diversion Unit Draft Recs
- MHSF Office of Coordinated Care Recommendations - MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording
- MHSF IWG Planning Framework |
Tuesday, December 14 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join Online via Webex |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF Office of Coordinated Care Recommendations - MHSF IWG Meeting PPT |
Tuesday, November 9 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, October 26 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- SCRT Update to IWG
- SF Crisis Diversion Unit Issue Brief
- Resolution Making Findings for Teleconferenced Meetings
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, September 28 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, August 24 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- Pre-read materials: New Beds and Facilities - Responses to IWG
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- NBF IWG Q&A Responses
- MHSF IWG ByLaws
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, July 27 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Budget Presentation
- SFDPH BH RC T Expansion Dashboard
- SFDPH Behavioral Health Bed Optimization Report
- Drug Sobering Center Recommendations
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Cover Letter MHSF Implementation Report
- Drug Sobering Center IWG Recommendations
- SCRT Preliminary Report
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, June 22 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- MHSF IWG Recommendations Principles
- Domain Workplan PPT
- Drug Sobering Center Draft Recommendations
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, May 25 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting Survey Results
- MHSF IWG Recommendations Principles
- SCRT Recommendations details (individual responses compiled)
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- MHSF IWG Street Crisis Response Team Recommendations
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, April 27 2021: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- SCRT Recommendations (group summary for IWG discussion)
- SCRT Recommendations details (individual responses compiled)
- Drug Sobering Center Issue Brief
- MHSF IWG Meeting PPT
- Meeting Recording |
Tuesday, March 23 2021: 9:30 am |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Meeting Survey Results
- SCRT_IWG Info & Data Requests_DPH Responses
- MHSF IWG Recommendations Principles
- SCRT Pilot Evaluation Presentation to MHSF IWG
- Slide Deck
- Meeting Recording
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Tuesday, February 23 2021: 9:30 am |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG ByLaws Draft
- SCRT IWG Issue Brief
- MHSF IWG Recommendations Principles
- Meeting Recording
- Slide Deck
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Tuesday, January 26 2021: 9:30 am |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- Slide Deck
- Discussion Item #4: MHSF IWG Chair/Vice Chair Interest Statement
- MHSF IWG Members Thumbnails
- MHSF IWG Planning Framework
- Meeting Recording
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Monday, December 14, 2020: 2:30 pm |
Agenda |
Meeting Minutes |
- MHSF IWG Planning Framework
- Ordinance
- Slide Deck
- Meeting Recording |
- IWG Members
Seat |
Member Name |
Qualification /Representation |
Appointed By |
Seat 1 |
Amy Wong, A.M.F.T. |
Health Care Worker |
Board |
Seat 2 |
Jameel Patterson |
Lived experience |
Mayor |
Seat 3 |
Vacant |
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Board |
Seat 4 |
James McGuigan |
Peace Office, Emergency Medical Response, Firefighter |
Mayor |
Seat 5 |
Dr. Vitka Eisen, M.S.W., Ed. D. |
Treatment provider with mental health harm reduction experience |
Mayor |
Seat 6 |
Steve Fields, M.P.A. |
Treatment provider with mental health harm reduction experience |
Board |
Seat 7 |
Andrea Salinas, L.M.F.T. |
Treatment Provider with criminal justice experience |
Board |
Seat 8 |
Dr. Monique LeSarre, Psy. D. |
Behavioral Health licensed professional |
Board |
Seat 9 |
Vacant |
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Mayor |
Seat 10 |
Dr. Ana Gonzalez, D.O. |
DPH employee experience with dual diagnosis |
Mayor |
Seat 11 |
Sara Shortt, M.S.W. |
Supportive housing provider |
Board |
Seat 12 |
Dr. Hali Hammer, M.D. |
DPH employee with health systems or hospital administration experience |
Mayor |
Seat 13 |
Steve Lipton |
Health law expert appointed |
City Attorney |
- Recommendation and Reports
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- Crisis Stabilization Unit Approved Recommendations May 2022
MHSF IWG OCC Recommendations
MHSF IWG Progress Report October 2021
MHSF IWG Street Crisis Response Team Recommendations
Drug Sobering Center IWG Recommendations
MHSF IWG Planning Framework
- Related Links/Resources
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Mental Health SF Ordinance
By-Laws
For all inquiries about the Mental Health SF Implementation Working Group,
please email the City Staff coordinators at MentalHealthSFIWG@sfgov.org.