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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator " Costa
DATE: December 20 2007 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#74035-10
with Early Childhood Mental Health Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74035-10 with Early Childhood Mental Health
Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $52,000, to provide mental health
services to recipients of the CalWORKs program and their children for the period from July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2008, in an amount not to exceed$26,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the State of California Work Opportunities and Responsibilities
to Kids (CalWORKs) through the Employment and Human Services Department.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This CalWORKs program supports the following Board of Supervisors' community outcomes:
"Children Ready For and Succeeding in School" and "Families that are Safe, Stable, and
Nurturing". 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 decreased us of acute mental health care.
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Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111 ATTESTE4SERVISORS
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#74-035-10
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
In August 1997, the State of California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1542 which brought
major changes to the welfare programs previously operated by the State. Among the changes was
a provision, which required treatment of substance abuse and mental illnesses of Welfare-to-Work
participants, when these conditions interfere with participation in Welfare-to-Work activities.
Subsequently, County's Employment and Human Services Department and Health Services
Department signed an Interdepartmental Services Agreement (#21-427), which allowed the
Health Services Department to provide substance abuse and mental health services to Welfare-to-
Work participants referred by the Employment and Human Services Department.
On January 9, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-035-9 with Early
Childhood Mental Health Program, for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, which
included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2007, for the provision of
mental health services to recipients of the Ca1WORKs Program and their children, including
individual, group and family collateral counseling, case management, and medication
management services, to reduce barriers to employment.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-035-10 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2008.