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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -� SE .L O )ra
FROM: William Walker; M.D. - ;;,H _ z Costa
Health Services Director
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County
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DATE: December 9, 2008
SUBJECT: Application to Operate a Group Home
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or his designee, to submit a Group Home
Application for the Chris Adams Girls Center, to the State of California, Department of Community Care
Licensing, beginning January 1, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once approved, the Department will be able to draw down State and Federal funding from AFDC-Foster Care.
BACKGROUND:
For over three years the Contra Costa County Children's Mental Health, Children and Family Services,
Juvenile Probation and the Office of Education have been meeting to strategize way to address the
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD OIV �Wrtm sr Ct ,���C{ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON MINUTES OF
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact: Dorothy Sansoe(5-1009) �' U
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County Administration David Twa,CLERK OF THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS
Employment and Human Services
Probation
BY: � , DEPUTY
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placement and service delivery crisis in the County. State and local fiscal challenges have adversely affected
the number and quality of existing placement options. The placement options both within the County and in
neighboring counties have significantly decreased, while the number of youngsters who are removed from their
homes for emotional, protective and community safety reasons continues to rise. At the same time, State and
County stakeholders have come together to strategize and develop a system of care to increase `permanency,
well being and safety' for children and families throughout the State.
The Chris Adams Girls Center serves a unique population of adolescent girls between 12- 18 years of age.
Typically, these youth have suffered from multiple traumatic life experiences, including sexual or physical
abuse, multiple out-of-home placements, hospitalizations, juvenile detention, substance abuse, low socio-
economic status, school failure, domestic violence and mental illness. Most are being served by two or more
County agencies. In a collaborative effort, lead by the Health Services Department in partnership with
Employment and Human Services, Probation, and the Office of Education, steps have been taken towards
licensing the Chris Adams Girls Center as a group home for up to 18 seriously emotionally disturbed
adolescent girls. The project is a unique program design using County staff as well as collaborating with non-
profit providers. Services will be strength-based interventions and individually tailored. The project goals are
to create a safe and structured living environment allowing for behavioral and emotional stability, and to
facilitate the reconnection with the family and community in as short tine as feasible.