This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing mental health services for preschoolers with measurable delays in interpersonal, social/emotional, language and cognitive development, and for children who are at risk for such delays, including abused, developmentally delayed, SED and environmentally deprived children who do not meet the criteria for any categorical funding source for services.
On September 11, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-707-58 with Contra Costa ARC, for the provision of wrap-around and mental health treatment services for SED children and their families in East Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019.
Approval of Novation Contract #24–707-59 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract, and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2020.
If this contract is not approved, severely emotionally disturbed children within East Contra Costa County will have reduced access to mental health services as the County solicits and engages an alternative Contractor.
This program supports three of the Board of Supervisors’ five community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).