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.
On February 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–429–57 with Ujima Family Recovery Services for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, to provide residential and outpatient treatment for pregnant and parenting women and their small children
Approval of Contract #24–429–58 will allow contractor to continue to provide services through June 30, 2016.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, pregnant and parenting women will not receive the alcohol and drug treatment services they need which may result in perinatal substance abuse and additional risk to their babies.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Alcohol and Drug Abuse program supports the Board of Supervisors’ “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing” community outcome by providing parenting education, stability, and safety for mothers (and their children) and pregnant women who are alcohol and drug dependent, while they are in substance abuse treatment. Expected outcomes include delivery of drug-free babies, decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, reduction in the number of relapses, and creation of a sober social network.