Here's a look at San Francisco's 'Wellness Hubs' plan which could include safe consumption sites

SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LIKE IT AND SOME PEOPLE AREN'T. >> AND THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS BECAUSE I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE TO CHANGE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO A PUBLIC PROMISE FROM MAYOR LONDON BREED THIS WEEK TO GET TOUGHER ON DRUG DEALERS AND USERS, WHILE MORE QUIETLY MAKING WAY FOR PRIVATELY FUNDED SAFE INJECTION SITES. >> PLACES PEOPLE CAN GO TO USE THEIR DRUGS UNDER SUPERVISION IN CASE OF AN UNDER SUPERVISION CASE OF AN OVERDOSE. FRIDAY RELEASING A PREVIEW OF HER UPCOMING BUDGET SHOWING ROOM FOR WHAT SHE CALLS WELLNESS HUBS. NOTING ANY INCLUSION OF SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES IN THESE WELLNESS HUBS WILL HAVE TO BE PRIVATELY FUNDED. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT RECEIVING FUNDS FOR ALL THE CITY WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WHERE THE CITY WILL NOT HELP US WITH FUNDING IS THE ACTUAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION SITE. THAT WORK WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDED. >> OVERDOSE PREVENTION SITES ALSO KNOWN AS SAFE INJECTION OR SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES ARE ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW BUT THE MAYOR BELIEVES THAT THE NEW YORK MODEL COULD PROVIDE A PATH FORWARD. USING PRIVATE DONATIONS TO OPERATE THE SPECIFIC SPACE WHERE DRUGS ARE USED, NOT CITY DOLLARS, MAKING THE CITY IN THEORY LESS LIABLE. SAM RIVERA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ONPOINT NYC, THE NONPROFIT OPERATING TO SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES IN NEW YORK CITY. AT THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY. HE SPENT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS WEEK PREPPING NONPROFITS AND SAYS THE CITY'S SHOWING OF SUPPORT IS CRITICAL. >> WORKING WITH THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, A FUNDER WHO NOT ONLY SEES THEIR ROLE AS PROVIDING THE FUNDS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN BUT PARTICIPATING IN A PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN BE CREATIVE, AND SUPPORT OTHER SERVICES THEY KNOW ARE KEY TO ALLOWING IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. >> RIVERA ALSO SPEAKING AT A FUNDRAISER HELPING THE PROJECT RAISE THOSE MUCH-NEEDED PRIVATE FUNDS. >> WHAT KIND OF FUNDING ARE YOU LOOKING AT TO OPERATE A SPOT WERE ACTUAL DRUG USE HAPPENS? WHAT KIND OF NUMBER ARE YOU LOOKING AT? ANNUALLY? >> ANNUALLY TO FUND THAT INCLUDING HAVING A MEDICAL PROFESSION OR -- PROFESSIONAL, AND EMT, ABOUT 1.2 ONE MILLION. >> SHE ESTIMATES THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE WELLNESS HUBS WILL COST ROUGHLY THREE TO HALF $1 MILLION PER YEAR WITH THE MAYOR PLANNING TO OPEN UP TO THREE SITES IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. TARA CAMPBELL ABC7NEWS. >> SHE TRAVELED TO VANCOUVER CANADA TO EXAMINE NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST EVER SAFE INJECTION SITE AND FOUND AN ABC

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Length: 2min 52sec (172 seconds)

Published: Sun May 28 2023