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C.41

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 7, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-956-1 with the Contra Costa County Office of Education

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/07/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D, 925-957-5212
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

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: March 7, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-956-1 with the Contra Costa County Office of Education, an educational institution, including indemnification, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $123,283 to employ a substance abuse counselor to screen incarcerated persons at West County Detention Facility for Substance Use (SU) treatment, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, this agreement will result in payments to the County of up to $123,283 from the Contra Costa County Office of Education. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

Over the last few years, Game Plan for Success (GPS) has collected a significant amount of data resulting from the Risk Needs Responsivity scores highlighting the prevalence of behavioral health needs for both mental health and SU disorders. Unfortunately, besides the DEUCE program which includes light SU education, there is no SU treatment in any of the detention facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute on Health and Drug Abuse indicate that providing substance abuse treatment for those incarcerated in the detention facilities improves outcomes and increases public safety. The counselor will become part of the GPS team at West County Detention Facility and will screen individuals for SU severity following Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, coordinate transition to SU treatment upon discharge, gather data to demonstrate GPS program effectiveness, arrange or provide transportation to SU programs through the reentry success center and provide services through telehealth until onsite services resume.

On June 8, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-956, in an amount not to exceed $120,000 for a substance abuse counselor to screen incarcerated persons at West County Detention Facility for substance use treatment, for the period from May 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. This agreement includes indemnification of the grantor.

This agreement is being processed late because it was not received by the County from the grantor until February 9, 2023.

Approval of Agreement #28-956-1 will allow the County’s Alcohol and Other Drugs (AODS) Division to employ a substance abuse counselor to screen and support incarcerated persons through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, incarcerated persons at West County Detention Facilities will not receive SU treatment to improve outcomes and increase public safety.