To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payment for Services Provided by Mt. Diablo Unified School District
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount not to exceed $6,158 to Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD), for providing school-based mental health and crisis intervention services to students and families at Mt. Diablo Unified School District schools during the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures up to $6,158 and will be funded by Intergovernmental Revenue funds encumbered under Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 County Interagency Agreement #29-513-27.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Behavioral Health (CCBH) and MDUSD operate a collaborative school-based mental health program at MDUSD schools. County engages with MDUSD under contract #74-371 to provide mental health services at various MDUSD locations. As part of the collaborative, County also engages with Fred Finch Youth Center (Fred Finch) under contract #24-928 to provide school-wide mental health services to agency designated students and their families. The collaborative agreement provides for MDUSD to subcontract school-based services with Fred Finch for students enrolled in special education and regular education programs at various MDUSD campuses. Fred Finch is a community-based organization, providing schoolwide mental health services.
In addition to the services MDUSD subcontracted to Fred Finch through contract #24-928, MDUSD also reimburses Fred Finch an amount not to exceed $20,000 under the County Interagency Agreement #29-513 to expand services to a limited population of non-Medi-Cal covered students who are not eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, paid from MDUSD to Fred Finch through contract #74-707. Through incoming funds agreement #29-513, MDUSD ...
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