RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Novation Contract #74-525-3 with Center for Psychotherapy, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $632,610, to provide mental health, case management and crisis intervention services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents and latency-aged children, for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $316,305.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% Mental Health Realignment funds. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing mental health services for SED adolescents and latency-aged children. Goals for program participants include reduction of disruptive behavior, keeping children with biological/adoptive parents, or in the case of foster children, reducing the need for multiple changes in placement and/or placement in residential treatment. Additional goals include stabilization in school settings and academic success.
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