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C.60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 8, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

24–920–14 with Fred Finch Children’s Home, Inc. (dba Fred Finch Youth Center)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Donna Wigand, 957-5111

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: December 8, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-920-14 with Fred Finch Children’s Home, Inc. (dba Fred Finch Youth Center), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide an intensive day treatment program and medication support services for seriously emotionally disturbed children, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 51% by Federal Medi-Cal FFP, 27% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), 17% by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA/SB 90), and 5% by Mental Health Realignment.

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides mental health services, including: assessments; individual, group and family therapy; and medication support for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) and developmentally delayed middle and high school aged children and their families.
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24 920 13 with Fred Finch Youth Center, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009, for the provision of an intensive day treatment program and medication support services for seriously emotionally disturbed children at its Fred Finch Youth Center Residential/Day Treatment Programs.
Approval of Novation Contract #24 920 14 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2010.

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).