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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:
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.
Meeting Date | Agendas | Minutes | Meeting Materials |
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Thursday, January 26 2021: 9:30 am | Agenda | N/A |
- Discussion Item #4: MHSF IWG Chair/Vice Chair Interest Statement |
Monday, December 14, 2020: 2:30 pm | Agenda | Draft Meeting Minutes | - Ordinance - Slide Deck - Meeting Recording |
Feb 2021: TBD | Agenda |
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Seat | Member Name | Qualification /Representation | Appointed By |
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Seat 1 | Amy Wong, A.M.F.T. | Health Care Worker | Board |
Seat 2 | Jameel Patterson | Lived experience | Mayor |
Seat 3 | Phillip Jones | Lived experience | Board |
Seat 4 | Shon Buford | 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 | Dr. Scott Arai, Psy. D. | Residential Treatment Program Management and Operations | 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 | Kara Chien, J.D. | Health law expert appointed | City Attorney |
By-Laws
Meeting Recordings
For all inquiries about the Mental Health SF Implementation Working Group,
please email the City Staff coordinators at MentalHealthSFIWG@sfgov.org.