RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–778–20 with FamiliesFirst, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $540,493, to provide day treatment and mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $270,247.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 12% by Federal FFP Med-Cal, 12% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) and 76% by Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing intensive day treatment, mental health services, medication support, and case management services for SED children at Mt. Diablo High School to reduce the need for out-of-home placements.
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