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People on the streets, that there are a lot of people that are willing and able to accept services, but the services dont exist. And especially looking at the connection with homelessness, but if somebody is trying to get help for a Mental Health condition or for substance use, but they are not given housing, it is nearly impossible to maintain that. I hope you all will join that effort to continue to push for that. Lastly, on the conversation about longterm care, i wanted to make sure you all k...

Okay. We are here to get the job done. Good morning. Is it morning still . Ive been up since 5 00 i think. Im trying to keep ive been to so many places throughout the day. This is probably the fifth or sixth, but whos counting . Thank you all so much for joining us here today. With me i have dr. Grant colfax, who is the director of the department of Public Health, as well as dr. Anton nagusablan who is the director of Mental Health reform. Daniel leary, the c. E. O. And founder of Tipping Point ...

We will actually put out a request for proposal for an expert to actually come in, do an assessment of laguna and help inform in terms of its current state, and perhaps where it needs to go in terms of being a worldclass, longterm care and rehab facility. In focusing on both short and intermediate and longterm, and we actually internally have documents that break out what those things are. They are just not in what you received today. Thank you. Yes, thank you for your report and thank you for t...

We spoke with people regardless of what they are. That is when you see change. That is a lead vannin advantage. So Law Enforcement assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. We are seeing reduction in drugrelated crimes in the pilot area. They have done the program for quite a while. They are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. This was a state grant that we applied for. The departme...

Out of the adult super store next door. Thats under investigation right now. Now during that time a fire was set and San Jose Police called them out here. Now when the fire got out here, the fire spread to the neighboring store next door and the mini mart, a liquor store. They were told not to go into the adult store because of an armed man, a man armed with a sledgehammer was inside. And so since the fire spread to the business next door, they began fighting that fire at some point and they mad...

We spoke with people regardless of what they are. That is when you see change. That is a lead vannin advantage. So Law Enforcement assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. We are seeing reduction in drugrelated crimes in the pilot area. They have done the program for quite a while. They are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. This was a state grant that we applied for. The departme...

To answer any questions you have about anything else that i dont mention. Rose is going to help me field those questions. So, um, you can see that we have five overarching Strategic Plan goals to maintain a Robust Network of communitybuster communitybd services, provide consumercentred programming, and to ensure best use of resources, and maximize client outcomes, and support and develop and engage professional workforce that is prepared to work with other people and adults with disabilities. So...

There is a Mental Health crisis here in San Francisco and i know that we often times hear that were being thrown around loosely. But the fact is that as someone who grew up in San Francisco and know that we have had challenges in this city, including issues around homelessness, what i see is something that ive never seen in my lifetime of growing up in the city and that is people who are in serious, serious crisis. Serious need. And the fact is, in San Francisco, the frustration is that we have ...

They are joining us today because we know this work is not easy. Im joined here today by the director of Mental Health reform, grant colfax who is our director of the department of Public Health as well as yolanda who has been a client here for some time and she will be speaking to you later today. Thank you for being here and all the folks who are doing the hard work. We know that Mental Health there is a Mental Health crisis here in San Francisco and i know that we often times hear that were b...

One strategy from each goal. And then but i am happy to answer any questions you have about anything else that i dont mention. Rose is going to help me field those questions. So, um, you can see that we have five overarching Strategic Plan goals to maintain a Robust Network of communitybuster communitybd services, provide consumercentred programming, and to ensure best use of resources, and maximize client outcomes, and support and develop and engage professional workforce that is prepared to wo...