RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–928–19 with Fred Finch Youth Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $450,000, to provide school-based day treatment and mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $225,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 49% by Federal Financial Participation, 49% by County Realignment and 2% by Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing school and community based mental health services including: assessments, individual, group and family therapy, medication support, case management, outreach and crisis intervention services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families.
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