To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-676-1 with Seneca Family of Agencies
☒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 #74-676-1 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $737,109, to provide Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Full Service Partnership (FSP) Services to non-Medi-Cal youth ages eighteen (18) and under with serious emotional disturbance and mental illness, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in an annual budgeted expenditure of up to $737,109 for FY 2024-25 and will be funded 100% by Behavioral Health Services Act.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a FSP Program funded by the BHSA, providing a comprehensive range of mental health services and supports in West, Central and East Contra Costa County to non-Medi-Cal youth ages 18 and under with serious emotional disturbance, mental illness and who are likely to exhibit co-occurring disorders with severe life stressors and from an underserved population. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. This Contractor has been providing BHSA FSP services to the County since July 1, 2023.
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. 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 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 January 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-676 with Seneca Family of Agencies in an amount not to exceed $737,109 to provide BHSA FSP services to non-Medi-Cal youth ages 18 and under with SED and mental illness, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #74-676-1 will allow Contractor to continue to provide BHSA FSP services through June 30, 2025. This Contract is late due to delayed budget negotiations between division and Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, mentally ill youth requiring BHSA FSP services will not have access to contractor’s mental health services, leading to reduced levels of service to the community and potential placement in higher levels of care.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Contract 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.