This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a variety of mental health services to SED children at schools located within Mt. Diablo Unified School District as well as by providing residential day treatment at the Contractor’s facility, when necessary, TBS for County-referred children in need of short-term behavioral intervention.
On January 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contracts #74-070-15 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #24-070-16) and #74-287-7 with FamiliesFirst, Inc. for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, for the provision of specialty mental health services to SED children.
On January 24, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-778-20 with FamiliesFirst, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, for the provision of mental health services to SED children including school- and community-based services, day treatment and TBS.
In January 2012, the County Administrator approved and Purchasing Services Manager executed, Novation Contract #74-280-5, with FamiliesFirst, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, also for the provision of specialty mental health services to SED children.
Each of these Contracts included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-778-21 combines similar children’s specialty mental health services, replaces the automatic extensions under the prior Contracts, and allows Contractor to continue to provide services through June 30, 2013.
If this contract is not approved, SED children will not receive the mental health services they need as the County solicits and engages an alternative Contractor possibly resulting in higher levels of care.
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ 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).