RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–210–7 with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $718,815, to provide school-based mental health services for Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) students and their families, for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $359,408.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 62% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 33% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 5% by County Mental Health Realignment (required County match). (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, and crisis intervention services to elementary aged students in Contra Costa County in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placements.
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