HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02072012 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #74–313–7 with Community Health for Asian Americans, a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $188,500, to provide implementation of
County’s Mental Health Active Community Supports and Service Teams (ACSST) Project
for the period from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. This Contract includes a
six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed
$188,500.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal (FFP) and 50% by State Early Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT). (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing implementation
of County’s ACSST Project, including Wraparound services and other community-based
mental health services, medication support, and crisis intervention in East Contra Costa
County.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/07/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Cynthia Belon,
957-5201
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: February 7, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: A Down, D Gary
C.49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 7, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74–313–7 with Community Health for Asian Americans
On January 18, 2011, the
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74–313–6 with Community Health for Asian
Americans, a non-profit corporation, for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 30,
2011, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, for the
provision of Mental Health Active Community Supports and Service Teams (ACSST)
Project.
Approval of Contract #74–313–7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, at-risk youth in County’s Families Forward program in East
Contra Costa County will not receive needed wraparound mental health services, and may
require higher levels of treatment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This MHSA 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).