To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #28-956-5 with the Contra Costa County Office of Education
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-956-5 with the Contra Costa County Office of Education, an educational institution, to pay County an amount not to exceed $454,780 to employ a substance abuse counselor to screen incarcerated persons at West County Detention Facility for Substance Use (SU) treatment, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in payments to the County of up to $454,780 over a three-year period from the Contra Costa County Office of Education. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
Over the last few years, Game Plan for Success (GPS) has collected a significant amount of data resulting from the Risk Needs Responsivity scores highlighting the prevalence of behavioral health needs for both mental health and SU disorders. Unfortunately, besides the Deuce program which includes light SU education, there is no SU treatment in any of the detention facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute on Health and Drug Abuse indicate that providing substance abuse treatment for those incarcerated in the detention facilities improves outcomes and increases public safety. The counselor will become part of the GPS team at West County Detention Facility and will screen individuals for SU severity following Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, coordinate transition to SU treatment upon discharge, gather data to demonstrate GPS program effectiveness, and arrange or provide transportation to SU programs through the reentry success center.
On July 8, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-956-4 with the Co...
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