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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04032001 - C.54 -soy TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS d FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director -_ By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra 'os Costa March 21, 2001 . DATE: ��Srq cdui+�`T` County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #74-112 with Asian Community Mental Health Services SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #74-112 with Asian Community Mental Health Services, in an amount not to exceed $100, 000, to provide mental health services, including individual, group, and family collateral counseling, case management, and medication management for Asian-language speaking CalWORKs participants, for the period from March 1, 2001 through June 30 , 2001 . FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is 100% funded by the State Ca1WORKs through the Employment and Human Services Department . 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 p--rograms 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 . Subsequentlyi ' the County' s Employment and Human Services Department and Health Services Department signed 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 . Under Contract #74-112 , Asian Community Mental Health Services will provide mental health services, including individual , group and family collateral counseling, case management, and medication management services for Asian-language speaking Ca1WORKs participants to reduce barriers to employment, through June 30, 2001 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -yos SIGNATURE: )<") ----RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE PPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD OAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X .6T+fE•R- VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE XUNANIMOUS (ABSENT-LEa AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ` ATTESTED aj) u Y -3 , x001 JOHNS EETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 313-6411 CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller / Risk Management BY ' G DEPUTY Contractor