Population-focused: Mental Health Promotion & Early Intervention

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

San Francisco Mental Health Services Act’s (MHSA) Population-focused: Mental Health Promotion and Early Intervention (Pop Focus) programs seek to help oppressed and marginalized communities by honoring their histories; cultural and spiritual beliefs around health and mental health; and their community defined practices that lead to wellness. Pop Focus programs center on the a) heritage, healing practices, ceremonies and rituals of indigenous communities; b) understanding that culture frames communities’ interactions with San Francisco’s public mental health system; and c) careful blend of clinical and non-clinical services designed to suit each individual community.