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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: November 8, 2006 m County
Su133ECT: Approval of Novation Contract 974-063-6 with New Connections \�
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION I
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74-063-6 with New Connections, a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $321,994, to provide dual-diagnosis treatment services
for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents admitted into the West County Youth
Drug Court for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. This Contract includes a six-
month automatic extension through December 31, 2007, in an amount not to exceed$160,972.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 50% funded by Federal Medi-Cal, 46% funded by State Early and Periodic,
Screening,Diagnostic and Treatment(EPSDT)Program, and 4%Required County Match.
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) and a decrease in
juvenile offender recidivism as measured by probation database information.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides day treatment and
mental health services to dually diagnosed adolescents and their families in order to reduce unsafe
behavior, improve school attendance and performance, avoid out-of-home placement, and deal with
emotional problems.
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#74-063-6
On December 20, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-063-5 with New Connections
for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 (with a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2006), for the provision of dual-diagnosis treatment services for Seriously Emotionally
Disturbed(SED) adolescents.
Approval of Novation Contract#74-063-6 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and
allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2007.