To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-133-83 with La Cheim School, Inc.
?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 #24-133-83 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,372,865, 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, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #24-133-83 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,372,865, 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, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
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 bec...
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