Advocacy
The public comment period closes on April 30.
San Francisco is finalizing its Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Three-Year Integrated Plan — a roadmap that will direct mental health and substance use funding across our city for the next several years. We have a short window to make our voices heard.
Why does this matter to our community?
The draft plan shifts funding toward housing and high-acuity crisis care — important needs, but the plan as written gives less emphasis to prevention, peer support, family support, and the community-based services that NAMI SF and organizations like ours provide every day. This is our opportunity to ensure those services are clearly reflected in how San Francisco's behavioral health system moves forward.
How to take action (it takes about 5 minutes):
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Read the draft plan by clicking above. We also created a guide which provides a concise overview of what's changing and why it matters.
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Submit a public comment — cut and paste our ready-to-go template above. You can send it as-is or add a personal note about what peer support or family education has meant to you. Email to send to: BHSA@sfdph.org
Comments must be submitted by April 30.
Every comment counts. Decision-makers pay attention to who shows up in the public record, and a wave of responses from our community sends a clear message: peer support, family support, and accessible community-based care are essential — not optional — parts of a healthy behavioral health system. Comments submitted during this window directly inform the final plan and funding priorities.
Thank you for standing with us.