To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-927-38 with Community Health for Asian Americans
?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 #24-927-38 with Community Health for Asian Americans, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,293,622, to provide school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to children and families in East and West Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $1,293,622 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)/Mental Health has an obligation to provide certain school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services including but not limited to: wraparound and outpatient treatment, individual, group and family evaluations and therapy, plan development, rehabilitation support services, medication support services, crisis intervention services and linkage/advocacy services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing community-based mental health services focusing on the underserved Asian population in East and West Contra Costa which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these Medi-Cal specialty mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the BHSD organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since December 1997.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal aut...
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