To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-356-17 with Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-356-17 with Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $212,041 to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Services for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures in an amount not to exceed $212,041 and will be funded by 76% MHSA PEI and 24% by Mental Health Student Services Act revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This MHSA PEI Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing evidence-based curriculum of culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate parenting classes to Spanish speaking families in East Contra Costa County and Central Contra Costa County’s Monument Corridor. This contractor has been providing services for the County since July 2009. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
This provider was selected in collaboration with community stakeholder advisory bodies and was approved as part of the comprehensive Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan as required by State regulation. Providers interested in providing specialized services were invited proactively to participate in program development and offered the opportunity to submit interest at dozens of publicly noticed meetings. The services and vendors were identified in the formal Three-Year plan was approved on the following schedule that was noticed to the public and approved by the Board on August 1, 2023. The Three-Year Plan was posted for public comment from June 5, 2023 through July 5, 2023, there was a Public Hearing at the Mental Health Commission meeting on July 5, 2023, and it was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023.
On July 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-356-16 with Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, in an amount not to exceed $201,944, to provide MHSA PEI services for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-356-17 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2026. This Contract is delayed due to the Division not receiving the required contract documents from the Contractor in a timely manner.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the MHSA PEI services needed for patient care will not be available or will create increased wait times due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This MHSA PEI program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include increases in social connectedness, communication skills, parenting skills, and knowledge of the human service system in Contra Costa County.