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William Walker M.D.,Health Services Director "A
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BY: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator '.: =_. }:;A.a
June 24 2008
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #74-200-6 with We Care Services for Children
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDAIION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
Ri.xw1NiENDAT10N(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the
County, Contract #74-200-6 with We Care Services for Children, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to
exceed S481,730, to provide Wrap-Around, Day Treatment, and Mental Health services for high rlsl., emotionally
disturbed children, for the period .f:ronl July 1, 2005.through .lune 30, 2009.
Fisc:-o. IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 311% by Federal Medi-Cal, 311% by State Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic arid
Treatinent (H.I'SDT),and 38°„by Proposition 10. .
C1111.1)REN'S INIP.ACT STATLNIENT:
This EPSDT program supports the following Board of Supervisors' comnlunity outcomes: "Children Ready For
and Succeeding u1 School"; "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing"; and "Conllnu111tes that are Safe and
Provide a high Quality of Life for Children and Families". Expected program outcomes include an increase in
positive social and emotional developlllent as measured by t11e Child and Adolescent 1"unetlonal Assessment
Scale (CAFAS) and placement at discharge to a lower level of care.
BAcF:c:R0UND/RF:AS0N(S) FOR REcoNiNiENDATIONN:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides Wrap-ArOUnd program for
preschoolers with measurable delays in interpersonal, social/emotional, language and cognitive. (levelopnlent or
children who are at risk for Such delays, including abused, developmentally delayed, emotionally disturbed and
environmentally deprived children who do not meet the criteria for airy categorical funding source for services.
On September- 25, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-200-5 with We Care Services for
Children, for the period from July 1, 2007 through .lune 30, 2008, for the provision ol'Mental Hcalth services for
high risk, emotionally disturbed children, anis their families, in Central County.
Approval of Contract#74-200-6 will allow the Contractor to Continue providing services througll June 30,2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: .
&C RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPR OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT_�( AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111 ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN, ERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller
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