SFDPH Behavioral Health Services.
A documented case study of sustained, evidence-based institutional anti-racism work — and how it became the foundation of the Diagnosis Series and the Leadership Fellowship.
The engagement.
What SFDPH Behavioral Health Services was facing.
King of Kings Consulting was selected through a competitive RFQ process to serve as BHS's contracted anti-racism infrastructure consultant. The initial contract covered three scope areas: Anti-Racist Strategy & Policy Assessment, Manager Accountability, and Racial Equity Training.
Over three years (2023–2026), the practice served as Chief Racial Equity Consultant to the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Behavioral Health Services division — part of an 8,000-employee health department.
The work.
Delivered across the engagement.
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Anti-Racism Leaders Fellowship delivered across four cohorts — 200+ leaders trained 2023–2026 in a 16-week immersive curriculum.
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100+ executive coaching sessions with 18 executives across five competency domains: Foundational Knowledge, Emotional Resourcing & Communication, Race Consciousness, Translating Knowledge into Action, and Motivation & Prioritization.
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Six institutional policies developed and implemented, including the Antiracism Recruitment & Hiring Policy, Healing Time Off, and Respect in the Workplace.
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Race-conscious mediation protocol designed and piloted — 50+ cases — to address racialized disciplinary disparities.
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Six leadership retreats delivered — three full-day, three half-day.
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Racial affinity group infrastructure built for Black/African American, Latinx, Asian, and White Accountability employees.
The outcomes.
Concrete, named, dated.
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200+ leaders trained across 4 Anti-Racism Leaders Fellowship cohorts (2023–2026). The engagement was recognized with the California Medical Association Innovation Award.
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100+ executive coaching sessions delivered with 18 executives across five competency domains.
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Six equity-centered policies developed and implemented inside the Behavioral Health Services division of an 8,000-employee health department.
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Race-conscious mediation protocol piloted with intake, consent, documentation standards, and ADR pathways.
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Racial affinity group infrastructure described by participants as essential for psychological safety, solidarity, and information flow.
“The quality of services provided was exceptional and transformative. Their facilitation, coaching, and strategic guidance resulted in sustained shifts in leadership practice, increased organizational accountability, and the development of long-term equity infrastructure.”
Named artifacts and frameworks.
Original intellectual property delivered to the engagement.
- Undoing Racism: A Tactical Guide.
to Advancing Fair Employment, Civil Rights Compliance, and Health Equity. 127-page report authored and delivered. Original intellectual property of King of Kings Consulting, LLC.
- BHS Strategic Priorities Action Plan 2026–2028.
Multi-year strategic plan including vision, mission, four strategic priority areas, and an implementation and accountability matrix aligned to city, state, and federal statutes.
- Pedagogical frameworks.
Curriculum grounded in Fugitive, Sentipensante, and Decolonizing Methodologies.
Footnotes.
- 1The engagement was recognized by the California Medical Association with the Cultural and Linguistic Competency & Implicit Bias Innovation Award, Overall Program (2025).