To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Adopt a Resolution and Submit Application for the Department of State Hospitals Incompetent to Stand Trial Diversion and Community Based Infrastructure Project
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or the Behavioral Health Services Division Director, to adopt a Resolution and to submit an application to the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), through its Contractor Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., for a non-competitive allocation in an amount not to exceed $8,718,750 to build capacity for residential treatment homes and facilities to increase access to diversion and community-based treatment for eligible individuals found incompetent to stand trial (IST) on felony charges and commit to enter into an subsequent agreement with DSH to provide wraparound services to clients participating in felony diversion programs through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon final acceptance County will receive allocated funds from DSH through their administrator, Advocates for Human Potential, to develop residential treatment and housing facilities. County will receive an allocation of up to $8,718,750 at a rate of $93,750 per bed up to 93 beds. As part of the terms of this grant County will be required to enter into a separate service contract to provide an operating budget for the program, which is inclusive wraparound service for program participants, county overhead, justice partner funding, violence risk assessment support and court liaisons. Costs in excess of the operating budget would be the responsibility of the County. There is no required County match.
BACKGROUND:
The State of California has made $468.8 million in one-time funds available to develop residential housing settings to support individuals who are participating in either DSH-funded diversion or co...
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