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C.57

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 6, 2011

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24–308-39 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/06/2011

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan D Gary

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 6, 2011
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 #24–308-39 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,818,852, to provide specialized mental health services to children and their families in West County 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 $909,426.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi Cal Revenue and 50% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostics, and Treatment Program. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides school and community based mental health services, including assessments; individual, group and family therapy; medication support; case management; outreach; and crisis intervention services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) middle and high school aged children and their families.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 14, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24 308-38 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, (which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011) for the provision of specialized mental health services to children and their families.
Approval of Novation Contract #24 308-39 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2012.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, mental health services to Children and their families in West Contra Costa County will be reduced.

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).