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California Accelerates Effort to Transform Mental Health System for All, with Urgent Focus on the Seriously Ill and Homeless
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE/ – On Tuesday (May 14), while visiting a behavioral health treatment center under ongoing expansion in San Mateo County, Governor Newsom announced the state is accelerating – in record time – the first round of funding, made available by Prop 1, to boost California’s ongoing transformation of the statewide Behavioral Health system.
S.F. Mayor Lee Launches Innovative Emergency Medical Response Team to Reduce 911 Calls
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This past week, S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the launch of the "Homeless Emergency Assessment & Response...
S.F. Mayor Lee Appoints Bevan Dufty to Lead City Efforts on Homelessness and Housing Opportunities
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- SF Mayor Edwin M. Lee on Firday appointed Bevan Dufty as the Mayor's new Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement (HOPE), addressing homeless services and better outcomes for individuals who are homeless or live in supportive housing.