RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Novation Contract #74-376-9 with Center for Human Development, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $156,936, to provide Mental Health Service Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Services for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $78,468.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by MHSA. (3% Cost of Living Adjustment)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing MHSA PEI services to underserved cultural communities and youth in East County including implementation of Contractor’s African American Wellness Program and Empowerment Program. These programs will promote physical wellness and mental health in the African American community and emotional health and community connections among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer (LGBTQ) youth and their allies.
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