To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-058-41 with Seneca Family of Agencies
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-058-41 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $7,553,817, to provide school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $7,553,817 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SED children, adolescents and their families which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these services to County since April 2000.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code, § 5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, § 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and always maintains a current qualified list of vendors.
On September 24, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-058-40 with Seneca Family of Agencies in an amount not to exceed $9,063,460, to provide school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SED children and their families in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-058-41 will allow the Contractor to continue providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer mental health services available for SED children in Contra Costa County further putting their health at risk.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; “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 an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).