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San Francisco to Open New Police-Friendly Stabilization Center

Who

  • San Francisco Mayor’s Office 
  • San Francisco Department of Public Health,  
  • San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing

    • What

    In April, San Francisco will open a 24/7 police-friendly stabilization center at 822 Geary Street, where police officers can drop off people with urgent mental health and substance abuse needs so they can receive medical care. The goal is to keep people out of jails and emergency departments (EDs) and the city’s limited law enforcement resources on the street. With powers granted by the recently passed Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance, the city is able to expedite the center’s opening.