This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing mental health services for SED adolescents and latency-aged children. Goals for program participants include reduction of disruptive behavior, keeping children with biological/adoptive parents, or in the case of foster children, reducing the need for multiple changes in placement and/or placement in residential treatment. Additional goals include stabilization in school settings and academic success. The County has been contracting with Center for Psychotherapy since October 2016.
On January 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-525-7 with Center for Psychotherapy, in an amount not to exceed $344,740 for the provision of mental health services, case management and crisis intervention for SED adolescents and latency-aged children, for the period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, which included a six-month extension through December 31, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $344,740.
On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #74-525-8, effective April 1, 2021 to increase the per minute billing rates due to COVID-19, with no change in the original payment limit and term.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-525-9 will replace the automatic extension under the prior contract and allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2022.
If this contract is not approved, SED adolescents and latency-aged children will not receive mental health services from this contractor.
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).