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C.79

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 24, 2009

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Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74-220-6 with Seneca Residential and Day Treatment Center for Children

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/24/2009

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
cc:	Barbara Borbon Larry Smith

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: February 24, 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 #74–220–6 with Seneca Residential and Day Treatment Center for Children, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,035,047, to provide school and community based mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $1,017,523.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 25% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 24% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), 25% by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA/SB 90), and 26% by the Mount Diablo Unified School District.

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) high school aged children and their families.
On January 9, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74 220 4 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #74 220 5) with Seneca Residential and Day Treatment Center for Children, for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2008, to provide school and community based mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and their families.
Approval of Novation Contract #74 220 6 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2009.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This school-based collaborative 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).