RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74-399-1 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $146,000, to provide community-based mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed youth, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $73,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Medi-Cal and 50% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT). (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based mental health services, including individual, group and family therapy; case management; and crisis intervention services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth and their families at the Garden Park Apartments.
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