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C.110

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 17, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24-925-29 with Lincoln

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/17/2017

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:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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: October 17, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-925-29 with Lincoln, a non-profit corporation, formerly known as Lincoln Child Center, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,056,936, to provide mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed (SED) students and their families including multi-dimensional family treatment program and school-based services, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $2,953,468.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 48% by Federal Medi-Cal, 36% by County Mental Health Realignment, 14% by the Mental Health Services Act, and 2% by the Pittsburg Unified School Grant. (3% Cost of Living Adjustment)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, and crisis intervention services to elementary and junior high aged students in East Contra Costa County in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placements.

On October 18, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-925-28 with Lincoln Child Center, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2017, for the provision of school-based mental health services and a multi-dimensional family treatment program for SED students and their families, including members of the Katie A subclass.

Approval of Novation Contract #24-925-29 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows Lincoln to continue providing services through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, over 200 SED students, in ten East Contra Costa County schools, as well as Katie A subclass members, would not have access to mental health services while the County solicits and engages an alternative contractor. This delay could necessitate higher levels of care for those students.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

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).