HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07212009 - C.95RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–362 with STAND! Against Domestic
Violence, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $122,731, to provide Mental
Health Services Act (MHSA) prevention and early intervention services for the period from
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension
through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $61,365.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Proposition 63/MHSA. No County funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing two
evidence-based, best-practice programs: “Expect Respect,” and “You Never Win with
Violence” to directly affect the behaviors of youth (preventing future violence) and enhance
mental health outcomes for students already experiencing teen dating violence.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/21/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Donna Wigand
957-5111
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 21, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson , Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C. 95
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:July 21, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74–362 with STAND! Against Domestic Violence
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Under Contract #74–362, the Contractor will provide MHSA prevention and early
intervention services through June 30, 2010.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This MHSA-PEI program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community
outcomes: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe
and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes
include youth experiencing, or at-risk of, teen dating violence will demonstrate an increased
knowledge about the difference between healthy and unhealthy teen dating relationships; an
increase sense of belonging to positive peer groups; an enhanced understanding that
violence doesn’t have to be “normal” and an increased knowledge of their rights and
responsibilities in a dating relationship