The new 75-bed, five-story building, called the Minna Project, is one solution for those on probation or whose court cases have been diverted.
The Minna Project at 509 Minna St., scheduled to open in May, will provide 75 beds for people struggling with addiction and mental health issues who are cycling in and out of jail.
By default, San Francisco jails have become one of the largest providers of mental health care for some of the most vulnerable populations. Law enforcement, court officials and medical experts all decry the status quo, pointing out that it often leads to worsening health conditions while being an ineffective use of tax dollars.
Minna residents will be referred from The City’s jails, courts and other behavioral health facilities.
With the addition of three new buildings since last summer, the Reentry Division at SFAPD now oversees 17 transitional housing sites across The City reaching about 420 people daily. Several of the programs are drug and alcohol-free and target formerly incarcerated individuals through a structured environment before securing permanent housing.
According to SFAPD officials, someone on staff will assist residents with permanent housing placements after completing the 12 to 24-month Minna Project program.The Minna Project will be drug and alcohol-free, although medication-based addiction treatments such as methadone are embraced. The state of California requires licensed drug treatment programs to permit medication-assisted outpatient treatment.
Examples of harm reduction may include easy access to clean syringes to reduce the spread of disease as well as distribution of naloxone, a fast-acting opioid overdose reversal medicine.
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