DATE: March 28, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Master Agreement for Prevention and Early Intervention Cultural Based Access Navigation and Peer Support Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement No. 16-359 with Cultural Based Access Navigation Specialist service providers, effective February 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021 and allowing for the reallocation of funds within the Master Agreement ($2,758,165).
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to reallocate funding within Master Agreement No. 16-359 to contracted providers, as necessary, without exceeding the contract maximum.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will reallocate funding within the Master Agreement to a Cultural Based Access Navigation and Peer Support Services (CBANS) provider addressing the needs of the incoming Syrian refugee population. This population is experiencing symptoms of mental illness, including post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety because of displacement from their place of origin. Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to reallocate funding within the Master Agreement to existing and/or new contracted providers as necessary to meet service needs, without exceeding the annual contract maximum. The Master Agreement is financed by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) funds, with no Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Non-approval of the first recommended action would not allow the Department to reallocate the funding to a provider addressing recent influx of Syrian refugees. Lack of culturally relevant services provided by the CBANS program will result in an escalation of mental illness symptoms and referrals to hospital emergency depart...
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