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ABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago
San Francisco

SF Night Navigation Team reaches out to drug users in at-risk neighborhoods

Night Navigation Team offers medication to help opioid users, reducing overdose deaths by 50%. [ more ]
Kqed
2 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Promotes Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder Amid Overdose Epidemic | KQED

San Francisco's overdose death rates remain steady in early 2024 compared to 2023.
City health officials in San Francisco are expanding contingency management programs for drug use. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

Amid the fentanyl epidemic, California bill aims to create more drug-free homeless housing

Providing housing without enforcing sobriety may increase risk of relapse for residents trying to maintain sobriety. [ more ]
The Mercury News
3 months ago
Public health

What is Prop 1, California's mental health and homelessness ballot measure?

Proposition 1 in California's primary ballot asks voters to authorize a $6.4 billion bond for mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities.
The measure would shift about $140 million in existing tax revenue from counties to the state for mental health and drug and alcohol treatment.
If passed, Prop 1 would create housing units, outpatient treatment slots, and mental health services spaces, but would also require the state to repay the bonds by $310 million annually for 30 years. [ more ]
www.ocregister.com
3 months ago
Public health

What is Prop 1, California's mental health and homelessness ballot measure?

Proposition 1 in California's primary ballot is focused on increasing mental and behavioral health services for the state's homeless population.
The measure aims to authorize a $6.4 billion bond for mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. [ more ]
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