RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-308-46 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,002 to provide specialized mental health services, including in-home behavioral health services to children and their families in West County, for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $1,500,001.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal and 50% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides school and community-based mental health services to children, from birth to age six (6), including in-home behavioral health services and intensive care coordination.
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