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TO ^' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ri 10-
FROM Mark Finucane , Health Services Director
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa}DATE; August 17, 1989 County
SUBJECT: Approve Standard Agreement #29-454=2 with the State Department
of Mental Health for Year Two of the "Dual Diagnosis" Community
Support Program Young Adult Demonstration Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1 . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County , Standard Agreement #29-454-2 ( State #88-79297 ) with the
State Department of Mental Health for the period May 1$1 1989
February 28 , 1990 in the amount of $ 145 , 000 of grant funding
from the National Institutes of Mental Health 's Community
Support Program Young Adult Demonstration Project to operate and
evaluate a "Dual Diagnosis" treatment program for mentally
disabled adults who also use /abuse alcohol and/or drugs . This
agreement is for year two of a three-year demonstration
project .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this agreement by the State will provide $145 , 000
of Federal demonstration project funding to operate and evaluate
year two of a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program (Young Adult
Demonstration Project ) . Funding for year three o_f this project
is anticipated to be an equal amount of $145 , 000.
This demonstration project is funded through 1001 Federal
dollars with no required local or State match. However , this
project , which adds a special treatment program component to two
existing mental health programs , does require an in-kind
"maintenance of effort" of County programs at Partial Hospital
Day Program and Nyumba Chuki residential treatment facility
operated by Phoenix Programs , Inc. in West Contra Costa County.
III . . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
The Federal National Institutes for Mental Health has funded
thirteen demonstration projects nationally to design , implement
and evaluate innovative treatment methods for adults who have
both a serious mental illness and a substance abuse disorder .
This Federal Community Support Project initiative is in response
to growing evidence that. substance use or abuse by the mentally
ill is prevalent ( 25-50% prevalence in mental health treatment
programs) and has a significant negative impact on treatment
success for this ' population .
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; X YES - SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND A 10 OF BOARD OMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON AU G 2 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 7C OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ,or ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES*.— NOES'. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contrasts) ATTESTED AUG 2 0 1989
Auditor-Controller (Claims) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE 80ARD OF
State Department of Mental Health SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
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State Department of Mental Health
Community Support Program
Young Adult Demonstration Project
County #29-454-2 ( State #88-79297 )
Board Order Page 2
The Alcohol /Drug Abuse/Mental Health Division of the Health
Services Department was awarded one of the thirteen grant awards
as a result of its emphasis on this problem since 1984, which
included the development of a Dual Diagnosis Task Force , ini-
tiation of legislation ( SB 848) , participation in research with
the Alcohol Research Group , design of model treatment programs ,
and provision of a dual diagnosis training program. Another
factor in the selection of Contra Costa County was our ability
to implement a program targeted and responsive to the needs of
ethnic minority populations .
This demonstration project adds dual diagnosis treatment com-
ponents to a contracted residential treatment facility , Nyumba
Chuki , which is operated by Phoenix Programs , Inc. , and Partial
Hospital , an intensive day treatment program operated by the
West County Community Mental Health Center . The project is
staffed by a Dual Diagnosis Project Director and a Clinical
Nurse Specialist . In addition , two residential counselors are
added to Nyumba Chuki to increase coverage and the program' s
capacity to provide specialized individual and group treatment .
The demonstration project funds County and contracted personnel
and related expenses including mandated travel for national
Community Support Program demonstration project conferences .
Funding will also provide for training , conferences , and con-
sultation to the project ' s direct service and supervisory staff .
The Board Chairman should sign the Statement of Compliance and
eight copies of the agreement . The Statement of Compliance ,
seven signed copies of the agreement , and seven certified copies
of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and
Grants Unit for submission to State Department of Mental Health.
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