The Public Conservator operates under the authority and direction of the California Welfare and Institutions Code and the Superior Court. The Public Conservator provides mental health conservatorship services for San Francisco residents who are gravely disabled (unable to provide for food, clothing or shelter) due to mental illness and who have been found by the Court unable or unwilling to accept voluntary treatment. Mental health conservatorship is a legal procedure that appoints a conservator of the person to authorize psychiatric treatment of a person of any age who must be referred by a psychiatric hospital. The Public Conservator provides investigation reports to the Court and reports for placement, psychosocial evaluations, medical consents, psychiatric medication consents, supervision of treatment, advocacy, placement and case management of conservatees placed outside of San Francisco County. Conservatorships are generally time limited.

Mental Health Conservatorship is a legally mandated Court action to require involuntary treatment of individuals who meet the narrow definition of grave disability by reason of a mental disorder.

Population Served
Referrals must come from the designated hospitals

Hours
M-F 8:00 to 5:00

Languages
Spanish, Tagalog, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Ethiopian

Fee
Fees based on the CRDC statewide cost reporting system