Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - The purpose of Southeast Health Center-Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic Expansion Project is to expand access to needed behavioral health services for residents of the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood and San Francisco Health Network patients. The City of San Francisco and California are facing a severe crisis of mental illness, overdose, homelessness, and housing insecurity—each factor exacerbated by the high cost of living and the compounding effects of trauma and systemic racism. In 2020, there were 711 overdose deaths, 61% more than the 441 overdose deaths recorded in 2019 and 220% more than the 222 recorded in 2017. There are also profound inequities – African American/Black San Franciscans are four times more likely to die of an overdose compared to White San Franciscans. Other behavioral health indicators point to a mental health crisis in the City, and in the country as whole. In San Francisco, the number of hospitalizations among adults due to major depression exceeds that of asthma or hypertension, and the City’s per capita suicide rate is twice as high as its homicide rate, with suicide being the 12th leading cause of death among San Franciscans. This project funding will support the renovation of the old Southeast Health Center, located at 2401 Keith St, and allow the center to house two outpatient behavioral health programs currently located at separate sites - Southeast Child Family Therapy Center (SECFTC) and Families Rising (FaR). The SECFTC provides psychiatric services and individual, group and family therapy for ethnically and linguistically diverse children, adolescents, and their families. FaR is a multi-agency collaboration to support pregnant mothers and mothers with children under the age of three with wrap around services and other supports. Through this project, both programs will be able to expand services in this new location. Further, the site would be co-located next to SFDPH’s new Southeast Family Health Center primary care clinic, providing the opportunity for greater synergies between primary care and specialty behavioral programs for improved client services. The project proposes tenant improvements to upgrade interior spaces, including modifications to walls, finishes, and enhancements to mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and fire alarm systems. The mechanical work includes the replacement of air handling unit located on the roof. The limited scope of exterior facade work includes replacing the failing wood siding, replacing old clerestory windows, and replacing old courtyard storefront system. The site work scope includes removing old concrete planter boxes and providing new paving in two exterior courtyards. Additionally, there is limited landscaping and irrigation work on the building’s north side.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).