To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-358-16 with Contra Costa Crisis Center
?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 #74-358-16 with Contra Costa Crisis Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $456,092 to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services through a twenty-four-hour crisis hotline for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in an annual expenditure of up to $456,092 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by MHSA-PEI funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing a nationally certified 24-hour suicide prevention hotline that lowers the risk of suicide at a time when people are most vulnerable, enhances safety and connectedness for suicidal individuals, and builds a bridge to community resources for at-risk persons. Contractor has been providing BHSA-PEI services to the County since July 1, 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 Contract falls under the MHSA three-year plan. The services and vendors were identified in the formal Three-Year Plan and 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, 2...
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