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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-13223 with Alliance on Aging for the provision of bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services in the amount of $279,204 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,116,816 for a revised term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-13223 with Alliance on Aging for the provision of bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services in the amount of $279,204 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,116,816 for a revised term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Alliance on Aging in Salinas, CA provides bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services that consists of prevention and early mental health intervention support to older adults (age 55 and older) suffering from depression, anxiety, grief, loss, isolation, adjustment to chronic illness, and other stressors that can occur in the latter third of life. Peer Counselors provide short term one-on-one counseling to older adults impacted by stresses associated with aging that result in distressing emotional states and/or impair the person's ability to function. Senior Peer Counselors also facilitate support groups that foster emotional support, encouragement, self-empowerment, connection to others, and a safe venue for self-expression. Alliance on Aging also facilitates The Fortaleciendo el Bienestar Program (FeB) which provides Spanish-speaking Peer Counselors who focus on "total health" education. The program emphasizes culturally-competent approaches to improving mental/emotional and physical health.
This Amendment to Agreemen...
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