S.F.'s new street crisis teams are helping people in distress. But is it enough?
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San Francisco paramedic Eddy Bird (left) joins two emergency medical technicians in assessing a homeless man in distress near 16th and Mission streets.Jessica Christian/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco firefighter Jonathan Baxter checks in with a response team member after identifying a homeless man in crisis near Sixth and Market streets.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Street Crisis Response Team member and clinical social worker Stephanie Chiri (left) and peer specialist Vania Mendoza offer resources to Paul Lumpkin, 59, near 16th and Mission streets.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less