We have a mental health problem.

San Francisco is one of the most affluent cities in the world. A hub for technology and innovation, it's also home to one of the most visible and intractable homeless problems. According to the 2015 Homeless Survey there are 7,500 people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco - of them:

• 35% suffer from Psychiatric or Emotional Conditions, 27% PTSD, and 37% Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
• Among the chronically homeless those numbers jump - 55% experience Psychiatric or Emotional Conditions, and 35% PTSD.

Despite the disproportionate levels of mental illness on our streets, everyday citizens lack the tools to effectively respond and participate in their community. This problem is not unique to San Francisco. Institutional responses - to call the police, or just ignore - often perpetuate the crisis.

Concrn believes that with crisis comes opportunity for healing. We are not helpless. Be a part of our pilot program and help us change the model for responding to crises in our own neighborhoods.

Concrn is a compassionate social service network that provides crisis response, street outreach, and case management for neighbors in need challenged by homelessness, mental illness, and substance use.

Download our iPhone or Android app, or call us directly at 415-801-3737, to report a crisis.

Our Compassionate Response approach sends teams of trained responders to de-escalate crises and connect neighbors to mental health, physical health, shelter and housing resources - offering a humane, harm reducing, and cost-effective alternative to 911 and law enforcement intervention.

Our approach isn't just about immediate connection. It's about lasting relationships. Uniting art, music, and creativity with an advocacy-based, social service approach, we build safety and rapport, promote long-term self-efficacy, and cultivate a strong, vibrant community - where our neighbors have the resources to care for themselves and each other.

We believe that every person deserves compassion, dignity, and respect.

We believe that every crisis is an opportunity for healing and human connection.

We believe that compassion is a pathway to healing.

So, join us. Help us cultivate a more compassionate, connected community.

Your support will fund responder and community trainings, street outreach, response, case management, and critical operational support - helping us scale our impact in the Tenderloin, so we can expand our model to serve our neighbors in the Mission, SOMA, and other neighborhoods in the Bay Area and beyond.

Concrn is a fiscally sponsored project of Youth Community Service, 501(c)3 youthcommunityservice.org ycs@youthcommunityservice.org

IRS EIN 20-8099150