To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Early Childhood Mental Health Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Early Childhood Mental Health Program in an amount not to exceed $240,000 to provide Family Preservation Services for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federal, of which 50% is budgeted in FY 26-27, and 50% will be budgeted in FY27-28.
BACKGROUND:
In May 2025, Early Childhood Mental Health Program was awarded a contract resulting from Request for Proposal 1217 to deliver services under the federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program to provide Family Preservation Services in the form of specialized mental health consultation, education, guidance and lived experience support to foster families with children from birth to six years old in the Contra Costa County.
This action seeks to execute a contract renewal to provide Family Preservation Services for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
County will not be able to provide valuable mental health services to children through Early Childhood Mental Health Program.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”.