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Everything the press has published about the removal of Peer Counselors from San Francisco's 911-dispatched Street Crisis Response Team. Click any block to open it.

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Mission Local · August 12, 2026

S.F. removes peer counselors from street crisis teams amid pleas to keep them

Peer counselors will be replaced by paramedics.

NBC 4 · August 12, 2026

Broadcast segment on the removal of SCRT Peer Counselors

ABC 7 · August 11, 2026

Broadcast segment on SCRT and the Peer Counselor role

KQED · The Bay · August 5, 2026

San Francisco Is Quietly Removing 911 Peer Responders

Mission Local · July 30, 2026

S.F. fire dept. quietly announced it will cut peer counselors from street crisis teams

KQED · July 29, 2026

These Peers Provided Alternative 911 Responders. San Francisco Is Removing Them

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