PAHINA NG IMPORMASYON
Eligibility and referral process
Program criteria to qualify for assisted outpatient treatment
Call 911, if you or someone else is in immediate danger of harming themselves or others.
To qualify for AOT program a person must:
- Be 18 years old and over.
- A San Francisco city resident.
- In the past, they have said no to help, even when they were offered treatment.
- They are unlikely to safely survive in the community without help.
- The person has been in and out of jail and or the hospital for mental health problems in last 3 years.
And one of the following situations:
- One or two inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations and incarcerations due to mental health disorder within the last 3 years.
or
- One act of serious, violent behavior towards oneself or others due to their mental health disorder in the last 4 years, resulting in incarceration or inpatient psychiatric stay.
Select the type of referral needed, and submit to aot-sf@sfdph.org.
Family/Community referral
Family/Community referrals are to be used by parents, siblings, child, or roommates.
Click here to complete the referral form:
Provider referral
Provider referrals are to used by people working with individual such as; license mental health providers, director of mental health institution or individual, probation and parole officer, or a judge.
Click here to complete the referral form:
Unlicensed mental health providers need their supervisors to sign off on the referral
Resources to support families:
Comprehensive Crisis Services
628-217-7000
Open 24 hours/ 7 days a week
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
628-217-7000
800-950-NAMI (6264)
Behavioral health resources:
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
628-206-8125
Open 24 hours/ 7 days a week
Behavioral Health Access Center (BHAC)
1380 Howard street 1st floor San Francisco, CA. 94103
888-246-3333
Behavioral Health Access Center (BHAC)
Geary Stabilization Unit - No appointment needed
Crestwood Behavioral Health
822 Geary street San Francisco, CA. 94109
628-216-0303
Open 24 hours/ 7 days a week
Dore Urgent Care Clinic
415-553-3100
52 Dore street San Francisco, CA. 94103
Open 24 hours/ 7 days a week
Westside Community Services (Mental Health Clinic)
415-431-9000
245 11th street San Francisco, CA. 94103
Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 4 PM