San Francisco Secures $100M in State Funds to Nearly Double Locked Psych Bed Capacity

Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that San Francisco has won approximately $100 million in state Proposition 1 funding for three behavioral health projects — the largest expansion of locked psychiatric and substance use treatment beds the city has seen in decades. The awards arrive as the city currently sends patients as far as Santa Barbara for care it cannot provide locally, and as officials report record-low tent encampment counts under the administration's Breaking the Cycle initiative.

• Nearly $100M in Prop 1 funding awarded for three behavioral health projects that will add locked psychiatric beds, substance use treatment beds, and a new sobering center

• City's locked psychiatric bed capacity will roughly double, reducing reliance on out-of-county transfers

• Board President Mandelman says awards fulfill 2024 task force recommendations within a year of the report's release

• Mayor Lurie reports lowest tent encampment numbers since 2022 and 40% increase in shelter placements under Breaking the Cycle

The basics: Proposition 1, approved by California voters, created a statewide funding stream — the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BCHIP) — for local behavioral health capital projects. San Francisco applied for three and won all three.