HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11102009 - C.55RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24 308-37 with Early Childhood
Mental Health Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,440,665, to
provide specialized mental health services to children and their families in West County 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 $720,332.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi Cal Revenue, 48% by State Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnostics, and Treatment Program, and 2% Mental Health
Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides school and
community based mental health services, including assessments; individual, group and
family therapy; medication support; case management; outreach; and crisis intervention
services
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/10/2009 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: November 10, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: B Borbon, D Morgan
C.55
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 10, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24–308-37 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) middle and high school aged children and their
families.
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24 308-36
with Early Childhood Mental Health Program for the period from July 1, 2008 through June
30, 2009, (which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009) for
the provision of specialized mental health services to children and their families.
Approval of Novation Contract #24 308-37 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2010.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes:
“Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “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 an increase in positive social
and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional
Assessment Scale (CAFAS).