HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09172013 - C.28RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Interagency
Agreement #29-534-1 with First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, a government agency, to pay
County an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide mental health services to children, from birth to six, and their
caregivers who are enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program, for the period from July 1, 2013 through June
30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will result in a total payment to the County not to exceed $300,000. No
County match required.
BACKGROUND:
This Agreement will provide funding to County in order to provide mental health services to children ages, birth to 6,
and their mothers and caregivers who are enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs. These services are needed
in order to help strengthen and maintain the relationship between mother and child while the mother participates in a
substance abuse treatment program. Maintaining a healthy relationship between parent and child is a key factor in
healthy
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/17/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
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: September 17, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: A Down, D Gary
C. 28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 17, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement #29-534-1 with First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
early childhood development.
On January 22, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #29-534 with First 5 Contra Costa
Children and Families Commission, for the period from November 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, for the provision
of mental health services to children and their caregivers who are enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs.
Approval of Interagency Agreement #29-534-1 will allow Agency to pay County for the provision of mental health
services to children and their caregivers in a substance abuse treatment setting, through June 30, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this agreement is not approved, Agency will not pay County for the provision of mental health services to children
and their mothers.
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).