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C. 48

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 22, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Early Childhood Mental Health Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/22/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-4963

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 22, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Early Childhood Mental Health Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to provide a community mental health coordinator and family enrichment and developing services for the period January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The funds allocated for this contract are 100% from Federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families funding.

BACKGROUND:

Early Childhood Mental Health Program, under the Community-Based Family Support component of the Federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program, will provide a community mental health coordinator and family enrichment and development services. The community mental health coordinator will provide training to service providers about the signs of mental health distress and how to support families with referrals to services in addition to attending family meetings and support community providers to better explain therapeutic support services and ensure that parents and providers have a warm handoff to access services for their children. The family enrichment and developing services include domestic violence support groups as well as New Moms Parenting support program and Dads Make a Difference coaching program.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Not approving this contract would impede comprehensive mental health treatment and early education services. This contract will provide specialized assessments, treatments, and support to children and families, who are at-risk, abused, neglected, emotionally disturbed, or have effects of substance abuse.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families." This is accomplished through providing integrated and collaborative case management prevention and intervention services to students and their families in need.