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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- Costa
FROM: John Cullen, Director
Count
Employment and Human Se iVesDepartment y
DATE: May 14, 2001
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,,
to contract with Contra Costa Crisis Center (#20-417-27) in the amount of$31,000 for after
hours emergency response telephone crisis hotline for Children's and Adults Protective
Services for the period from July L. 2001 through June 30, 2002.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RE 'OMMF,NI)ED ACTION*
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to contract with. ,
Contra Costa Crisis Center (contract #20-417-27) in the amount of$31,000, for after-hours emergency
response telephone crisis hotline for Children's and Adults Protective Services for the period from July 1,
2001 through June 30, 2002.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
County cost is $6200 (20%), with federal and state revenue funding the remaining $24,900 (80%).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMF,NTs
This contract supports County outcomes four and five, "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing" and
"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families." Contra Costa
Crisis Center provides after-hours emergency response and immediate intervention and counseling for
children and adults, addressing critical issues of suicide, homelessness, grief, abuse, neglect and other crises.
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Under the contract, Contra Costa Crisis Center (CCCC) will provide continued after hours crisis line telephone
support for the Employment and Human Services Department. Contra Costa Crisis Center will back up EHSD
Emergency Response Program staff when they are in the field, provide first response to EHSD Emergency
Response (ER) calls on weekdays, weekends, and holidays as part of the federally mandated 24-hour Children's
Protective Services Emergency Response Program. CCCC will collect data from emergency response calls and
provide information to EHSD.
Contra Costa Crisis Center provides 24-hour crisis lines, grief counseling, homeless services, community
education, information and referral, and disaster services training to community-based organizations. Each year,
the center handles up to 60,000 crisis calls; screens and refers about 1,000 people to county homeless shelters;
initiates about 800 rescue actions for people who are suicidal; and provides counseling to 750 children, teens
and adults. (Source: N'1atia.ciisis-CL'i1lL'i'.OY�l)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: S SIGNATURE:
COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BORD N DIU J APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
V--UNANIMOUS(ABSENT _ ) 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 / W V,_ ' 00—D)
John we en,- CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: DANNA FABELLA,3-1583
cc: EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(SP)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY
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