RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #24–429–60 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,779,836 to provide residential and outpatient treatment for pregnant and parenting women and their small children, for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 83% Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Perinatal Set-Aside; 17% Drug Medi-Cal funds. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing family-centered alcohol and drug treatment services to pregnant and parenting women and their children, in order to prevent perinatal substance abuse and improve birth outcomes.
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