This contract meets the social needs ofthe 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 population and will result in greater home, community, and school success. Early Childhood Mental Health Program has been providing mental health services to the county since May 1, 1987.
On January 18, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-409-45 with Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau in an amount not to exceed $3,846,000 for the provision of specialized mental health services including in-home behavioral health services to children and their families in West Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $1,923,000.
On February 1, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-409-46 with Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau, to modify the rate schedule due to COVID 19 with no change in the payment limit of $3,846,000 or term July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, including an automatic extension through December 31, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $1,923,000.
On August 16, 2022 the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-409-47 in an amount not to exceed $4,450,600, to provide mental health services including wraparound and outpatient treatment to children in West County for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $2,225,300.
This Board Order is to adjust the prior approved action to include Measure X Funding by revising the Fiscal Impact as intended by the Health Services Department.
If the recommendation is not approved, the prior Board action will not be corrected to include the intended Measure X Funding to be utilized for this contract action.
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.