To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #74-377-17 with RYSE Inc., A California Nonprofit Corporation
?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 Amendment/Extension #74-377-17 with RYSE Inc., effective June 30, 2026, to amend Contract #74-377-16, to increase the payment limit by $309,090, from $606,058 to a new payment limit of $915,148, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, for additional Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services for at-risk youth in West Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $309,090 and will be funded 100% by BHSA-PEI revenues. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding fully transitions to the BHSA to reflect full implementation and oversight required under California Proposition 1, approved by voters in March 2024, which modernizes MHSA by renaming it the BHSA and redirecting funding to support building a comprehensive, integrated, and unified behavioral health system statewide. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County's population by engaging youth in West Contra Costa County, who are at risk of mental illness or severe emotional disturbance, including conducting transformative work that recognizes and addresses the histories and inequitable burden of trauma and violence experience. These programs are aimed at greater youth acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQQ) students in schools by providing harm reduction presentations in schools, facilitating access and linkage to mental health treatment and improving timely access t...
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