DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreements for Assertive Community Treatment, Functional Family Therapy, and Bright Beginnings for Families
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 13-316 with Uplift Family Services for the Assertive Community Treatment Program, effective July 1, 2017, with no change in term to June 30, 2018 and increasing the maximum by $822,384 to a total of $8,859,474.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 13-311 with Comprehensive Youth Services for the Functional Family Therapy Program, effective July 1, 2017, with no change in term to June 30, 2018 and increasing the maximum by $403,564 to a total of $8,260,329.
3. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 13-315 with Uplift Family Services, Comprehensive Youth Services, and Exceptional Parents Unlimited for the Bright Beginnings for Families Program, effective July 1, 2017, with no change in term to June 30, 2018 and increasing the maximum by $1,145,340 to a total of $18,162,035.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would allow the vendors to hire additional program staff to help reduce the waitlist, serve additional youth, and expand to include assessment and services to the clients' caregivers/family and/or staff. The recommended amendments would be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Community Services and Supports (MHSA - CSS) and Prevention and Early Intervention (MHSA - PEI), with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Not approving the recommended actions would result in services continuing as currently provided. Additional staff and training would not be available to significantly reduce each program's waitlist, and caregivers/families would not receive needed treatment to enhance and benefit the minor clients' well...
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