RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74-360-6 with the Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $159,679, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) prevention and early intervention services for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $79,840.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% State Mental Health Services Act. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing culturally grounded, community-directed mental health education and navigation services to 350-400 refugees and immigrants of all ages in the Latino, Afghan, Bosnian, Iranian, and Russian communities of Central and East Contra Costa County.
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