To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-133-86 with La Cheim School, Inc.
?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 #24-133-86 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,697,110, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services including Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) and short-term residential treatment program (STRP), for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth who are wards of the County or are in danger of being placed away from their families for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $4,697,110 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 Medi-Cal specialty mental health services including TBS services, short-term residential treatment program (STRP), and school-based intensive therapeutic mental health services to all special education students attending County's nonpublic school (NPS), for children and adolescents across the County. Youth eligible for services are between the ages of 3 and 21, presenting with severe maladaptive behavior issues, mental health disorders, and are in danger of being placed away from their families, outside of their homes. Youth are often close to becoming part of the County's foster care system or being placed in the county's juvenile hall. Eligible individuals are determined by the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), wards or dependents of the Contra Costa County Juvenile Court and or are County-referred. This Contractor has been providing these services since 1979.
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