To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-692 with Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance
☒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 #74-692 with Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to implement the Mind Power in Action (MPA) program for black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) adults in East County, for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $250,000 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of County’s population by implementing the MHSA Innovation Program for Community Defined Practices which includes the MPA program to train participants to become Community Health Workers and facilitate culturally relevant workshops for BIPOC MPA participants on topics including managing stress and depression, enhancing wellness, and fostering a sense of belonging. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. This contractor shall comply with requirements and procedures established by the County, State and Federal governments for quality assurance and utilization review, including but not limited to, submission to County of periodic quality assurance reports, assignment of staff for utilization review coordination duties, use of standardized case record and treatment planning forms, and utilization of peer review.
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.
Under new Contract #74-692, the contractor will implement the MPA program to provide Community Health Worker training and culturally relevant peer support workshops for BIPOC adults in East County for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This contract is late due to the lengthy selection process which took longer than the Division anticipated.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, MHSA services will not have access to the contractor’s community defined practices, leading to reduced mental wellness education in the BIPOC community.