District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston to Hold Hearing on Public Health Response to Overdoses, including presentation of Department of Public Health’s First-Ever Overdose Prevention Plan

SAN FRANCISCO — Supervisor Dean Preston will be joined by the Department of Public Health and experts in the field at a hearing to address San Francisco’s plan to address drug overdoses. Three months after Preston called for the hearing citing a lack of comprehensive plan to address addiction and overdoses, the Administration unveiled its 2022 Overdose Prevention Plan on the eve of the hearing.

Preston has been meeting with DPH, advocates, and neighborhood leaders to develop a plan that will prioritize short and long- term solutions that meet the needs of people who use drugs and the entire community.

Original press release from Supervisor Preston’s office is here.

SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS:

• Dean Preston, District 5 Supervisor

• Department of Public Health

  • Dr. Hillary Kunins, Director of Behavioral Health Services

  • Dr. Jeffrey Hom, Director of Population Behavioral Health

  • Eileen Loughran, Harm Reduction Program Manager

• Alex Kral, Distinguished Fellow, Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice, RTI International

• Jeannette Zanipatin, California State Director, Drug Policy Alliance

• Maurice Byrd, LMFT, Staff Therapist, Harm Reduction Therapy Center

WHEN:

Tuesday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:

San Francisco City Hall, Legislative Chambers

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