RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–218–13 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $354,700, to provide school and community based mental health services for Latino children and their families, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $177,350.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% Federal Financial Participation; 50% Mental Health Realignment. (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 counseling; medication support; case management; outreach; and crisis intervention services to an underserved Latino population, which will result in greater home, community, and school success.
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