This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing mental health services for SED adolescents and latency-aged children. Goals for program participants include reduction of disruptive behavior, keeping children with biological/adoptive parents, or in the case of foster children, reducing the need for multiple changes in placement and/or placement in residential treatment. Additional goals include stabilization in school settings and academic success.
On July 23, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved contract #74-525-3 with Center for Psychotherapy for the provision of mental health services, case management and crisis intervention for SED adolescents and latency-aged children, for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, which included a six-month extension through December 31, 2020.
On March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment #74-525-4 with Center for Psychotherapy, to increase the payment limit by $16,870 to a new total payment limit of $649,480 and to increase the six month extension by $25,304 to a new payment limit of $341,609 with no change in the term.
On April 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-525-5 to increase rates due to Covid-19 with no change to the payment limit or term. On July 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-525-6 increase rates due to Covid-19 with no change to the payment limit or term.
Approval of Contract #74-525-7 allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2021.
If this contract is not approved, SED adolescents and latency-aged children will not receive mental health services.
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).