This contract meets the social needs of the 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, to an underserved Asian population and will result in greater home, community, and school success.
On July 23, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-927-26 with Community Health for Asian Americans for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2020, for the provision of school and community based mental health services.
On March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-927-27 to increase the payment limit by $45,980 to a new payment limit of $1,770,213 with no change to the term. On April 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-927-28 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 #24-927-29 to increase rates due to Covid-19 with no change to the payment limit or term.
Approval of Contract #24-927-30 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2021.
If this contract is not approved, Asian American and other ethnic groups receiving services in West County through this contractor would have reduced access to mental health services in school, drug court and clinic settings.
This Early and Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment 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) and a decrease in juvenile offender recidivism as measured by probation database information.