DATE: March 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Participation Agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority for the Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 17-532 with the California Mental Health Services Authority for Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2018, and increasing the maximum compensation by $120,459 to a total of $426,075.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will assign additional funding to the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for FY 2017-18 to act as a fiscal intermediary and provide program management and oversight for the Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline (CVSPH) program. To maintain the services, the proposed amendment will increase the contract maximum to $426,075 for FY 2017-18. The additional funds are necessary to support ongoing costs of CVSPH until June 30, 2018 and cover estimated state funding, which did not materialize. The services will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention funds, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the primary suicide prevention hotline for the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus would be non-operational. Suicide prevention calls for the participating counties would instead be made to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which may delay assistance to individuals as they are less familiar with local resources and the unique populations within the participating counties.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended action will increase the compensation amount from $305,616 to $426,0...
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