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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Hr t
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: November 5, 1991 09 County
SUBJECT:
Notice of Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for "PACT
for Alternatives to Violence and Abuse" Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept $164,408 from the Department of Health and Human Services for the period
October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992 for the "PACT for Alternatives to
Violence and Abuse" Program.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This award results in $164,408 of federal grant funding for the Department's
"PACT for Alternatives to Violence and Abuse" Program. Sources of funding are
as follows:
$164,408 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
42,125 County Share (In-Kind)
10.074 State Department of Health Services
$216,607 TOTAL PROGRAM
This is the second year of funding for a five year program from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. The County received $139,107 of grant
funding for this program during FY 1990-91.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds and according
to estimates, there are an additional 100 assaults for every homicide committed.
From 1987 to 1988 there was a 35% rise in the number of juvenile arrests for
assaults in Contra Costa County. West County youth accounted for 85% of these
arrests. The rate of sexual assault and rape for West County is consistently
more than twice the Central County rate. Fifty percent of sexual assaults
reported to West County Rape Crisis were of children between 6-17 years old.
Richmond Unified School District reports that three times as many weapons were
taken away from elementary school students in the 1988-89 school year than in the
previous year.
The goals of the program are to reduce rates of intentional injuries among
adolescents in West Contra Costa; increase awareness, knowledge and participation
of community members in violence prevention efforts; increase capability of human
service organizations; deliver effective violence prevention services; increase
the capabilities and collaborative efforts between State and local health
agencies in addressing intentional injury prevention issues.
Acceptance of this award will provide $164,408 of federal funding for the PACT
for Alternatives to Violence and Abuse Program during FY 1991-92.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME A ION OF BOARID COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON Nov 1 9 1qq1APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED >< OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC* Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED NOV 19 1991 _
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