The RESET Center will provide an alternative to jail or hospitalization for individuals who are arrested under the influence of drugs.
Health officials said the center will provide 24/7 nursing care, access to social workers and peer support. Treatment will not be mandatory, but staff will work to encourage people to seek help.
Individuals taken into custody for public intoxication are only held while deemed under the influence, once they pass a sobriety test they are free to go.
Sheriff of San Francisco, Paul Miyamoto, is overseeing the program, with support from the Department of Public Health (DPH) “There's no cells, there's no bars, there's no locked doors. This is not a detention facility.”
The city has contracted with the for profit company Connections Health Solutions LLC to manage triaging individuals who pass through the center.
The opening of the RESET Center builds on Mayor Lurie’s Breaking the Cycle initiative to combat the fentanyl crisis.
The facility is located at 444 6th Street.
