RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-778-25 with Uplift Family Services., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $462,382, to provide mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children, including school- and community-based services, and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $228,691.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 49% Federal Financial Participation 50% County Mental Health Realignment and 1% by Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing a variety of mental health services to SED children at schools located within Mt. Diablo Unified School District as well TBS for County-referred children in need of short-term behavioral intervention.
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