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Recovery:Process by which people are able to live, work, learn, and participate fully intheir communities. For some individuals, recovery is the ability to live a fulfillingand productive life despite a disability. For others, recovery implies thereduction or complete remission of symptoms. Science has shown that havinghope plays an integral role in an individual's recovery.Residential Services: Services and treatment provided over a 24-hour period typically in ahome-like environment.RFPRFQRU Number:SASACPASAMHSARequest for proposalsRequest for qualificationsReporting Unit. A four-digit number used by the BIS billing system to trackclient services for each program. See Provider Number above.Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse Crime Prevention Act (also known as Proposition 36) UnderSACPA (Proposition 36), first- or second-time nonviolent adult drug offenderswho use, possess, or transport illegal drugs for personal use will receive drugtreatment rather than incarceration.(Pronounced “Samz-sah.”) Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministration, a federal agency under Health and Human Services. This agencyoversees the following offices: Office of Applied Studies; Office of Policy,Planning and Budget; Office of Program Services; Center for Mental HealthServices; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Center for Substance AbuseTreatment.Schizophrenia: A serious mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts.Schizophrenia is believed to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain thatproduce a variety of symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, socialwithdrawal, incoherent speech and impaired reasoning.SD/MCSEDSelf-help:SFGHSFMHPShort-Doyle Medi-CalSeriously Emotionally Disturbed: Now called ED, this is a designation of a typeof special education special day class, e.g., self-contained class through the SanFrancisco Unified School DistrictGroups or meetings that involve people who have similar needs; are facilitatedby a consumer, survivor, or other layperson; assist people to deal with a "lifedisrupting"event, such as a death, abuse, serious accident, addiction, ordiagnosis of a physical, emotional, or mental disability, for oneself or a relative;are operated on an informal, free-of-charge, and nonprofit basis; providesupport and education; and are voluntary, anonymous, and confidential. Manypeople with mental illnesses find that self-help groups are an invaluableresource for recovery and for empowerment.San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco Mental Health Plan, the plan that oversees our PrivatePractitioner Network39