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Proponents of Proposition 1, including San Francisco Mayor London Breed, say the measure would overhaul the mental health system in California, but opponents say more work needs to be done by the governor to address the issue.
The Board of Supervisors voted in December 2021 to purchase the former retail building at 822 Geary for $6.3 million, which is now slated to become a crisis stabilization unit.
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Dore Clinic & Dore House, San Francisco
The Dore Urgent Care Clinic is designed to offer clinical intervention for an individual who is experiencing an escalating psychiatric crisis and who requires rapid engagement, assessment, and intervention in order to prevent further deterioration into an acute crisis or grave disability. Based on the principles of social rehabilitation, it is a voluntary alternative to Psychiatric Emergency Services at San Francisco General Hospital.
Founded alongside Dore Clinic in 2008, Dore House is a social rehabilitation-based acute diversion unit providing a 14-bed intensive crisis residential treatment program with stays of up to two weeks possible for clients in need. Dore is handicap-accessible and ideally situated to address the needs of residents who are experiencing mental health crises with some medical needs.